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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 .
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 ...
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.
Earth is getting a temporary second "mini moon," a.k.a. the 2024 PT5 asteroid. Here's how you can see it and if it will affect your astrological star sign.
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).
The Earth will be hit by a tiny asteroid today, astronomers have said. But the tiny asteroid – which is roughly one metre in size – will burn up in the atmosphere as it arrives. That means it ...
1955 McMath, provisional designation 1963 SR, is a stony Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 September 1963, by Indiana University's Indiana Asteroid Program at its Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. [ 10 ]
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, is now the riskiest asteroid ever detected. NASA has calculated that the space rock has a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, while the European ...