Augustinovka meteorite
Augustinovka is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Ukraine in 1890. A total of 400 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Augustinovka
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1890
- Mass recovered
- 400 kg
- Country
- Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 48.0667° N, 35.0833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Augustinovka
- Tomakovka LL6 · 34 km away
- Verkhne Dnieprovsk Iron, IIE · 82 km away
- Pavlograd L6 · 84 km away
- Yurtuk Howardite · 86 km away
- Zhovtnevyi H6 · 170 km away
- Mar'inka Iron, IIAB · 181 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Frankfort (iron) United States · 1866
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canyon City United States · 1875
- Ider United States · 1957