14627 Emilkowalski
Emilkowalski modeled from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | R. A. Kowalski |
| Discovery site | Quail Hollow Obs. (761) |
| Discovery date | 7 November 1998 |
| Designations | |
| (14627) Emilkowalski | |
Named after | Emil Kowalski (discoverer's family) |
| 1998 VA | |
| main-belt · (middle) Emilkowalski: 24 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 62.93 yr (22,985 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9885 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2112 AU |
| 2.5998 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1495 |
| 4.19 yr (1,531 days) | |
| 151.54° | |
| 0° 14m 6.36s / day | |
| Inclination | 17.751° |
| 41.443° | |
| 44.474° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 6.98±2.55 km 7.105±0.106 km 7.84±2.33 km 10.61 km (calculated) | |
| 11.131±0.005 h 11.131 h | |
| 0.057 (assumed) 0.09±0.10 0.120±0.108 0.201±0.017 | |
| C · DL · S | |
| 13.1 · 13.38 (R) · 13.6 · 13.7 · 13.85 · 14.19±0.75 | |
14627 Emilkowalski (prov. designation: 1998 VA) is a stony asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 November 1998, by American astronomer Richard Kowalski at the Quail Hollow Observatory (761) in Zephyrhills, Florida, United States. The asteroid is the namesake of the recently formed Emilkowalski family of asteroids. It was named after Emil Kowalski, mentor of the discoverer.