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Knyahinya

Basic information

Name: Knyahinya
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1866
Country: Ukraine
Mass: 500 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L/LL5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L/LL5
Recommended:			L/LL5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 19 approved meteorites classified as L/LL5. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 4-7), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Meteorites Australia
Mike Farmer
NHM Vienna
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
MeteoriteCollector.org - AMNH - New York
MeteoriteCollector.org - NHMV - Vienna
Peter Marmet
Solar Anamnesis
Woreczko Jan & Wadi
Zsolt Kereszty

Geography:

Ukraine

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(48° 54'N, 22° 24'E)
Recommended::	(48° 54'N, 22° 24'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Zakarpats'ka, Ukraine
This is 1 of 45 approved meteorites from Ukraine (plus 7 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Csillagfalva (In NHM Cat)
Knahyna (In NHM Cat)
Kniaginia (In NHM Cat)
Knyhyna (In NHM Cat)
Kuyahinga (In NHM Cat)
Nagy-Bereszna (In NHM Cat)

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