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158 Koronis is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Russian astronomer Viktor Knorre on January 4, 1876, from the Berlin observatory. [1] It was the first of his four asteroid discoveries. The meaning of the asteroid name is uncertain, but it may come from Coronis the mother of Asclepius from Greek mythology .
The S-type asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group consisting of about 200 known bodies.It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.6–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 11 months (1,810 days).
Asteroid designation Date of impact Location of impact Method of detection Estimated size Reference 2008 TC 3: October 7, 2008: Nubian Desert in Sudan: visual, weather satellite, meteorite recovery: 4 m (13 ft) JPL · MPC · [1] 2014 AA: January 2, 2014: Central Atlantic Ocean: infrasound: 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) JPL · MPC · [2] 2018 LA: June ...
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Asteroid impact prediction is the prediction of the dates and times of asteroids impacting Earth, along with the locations and severities of the impacts. The process of impact prediction follows three major steps: Discovery of an asteroid and initial assessment of its orbit which is generally based on a short observation arc of less than 2 weeks.
The Koronis or Koronian family (FIN: 605), also known as the Lacrimosa family, [1]: 16 is a very large asteroid family of stony asteroids, located in the outer region of the asteroid belt. They are thought to have been formed at least two billion years ago in a catastrophic collision between two larger bodies.
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