Knyahinya
Seen to fall in 1866 in Slovakia · 500 kg recovered · L/LL5
Knyahinya has the seventh-largest recovered mass of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). It is the heaviest of the four falls recorded in Slovakia, and of the three L/LL5 falls.
- Recorded position
- 48.900° N, 22.400° E
The map is centred on Knyahinya. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Knyahinya is Kisvarsány, 82 km to the south. Within 250 km lie eight other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kisvarsány | 1914 | L6 | 1.6 kg | 82 km south |
| 2 | Košice | 2010 | H5 | 4.3 kg | 91 km west |
| 3 | Ofehértó | 1900 | L6 | 3.8 kg | 116 km south |
| 4 | Nyirábrany | 1914 | LL5 | 1.1 kg | 153 km south |
| 5 | Borkut | 1852 | L5 | 7 kg | 162 km south-east |
| 6 | Kaba | 1857 | CV3 | 3 kg | 191 km south-west |
What L/LL5 means
L/LL5 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with iron content between the L and LL groups, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body. Knyahinya is the earliest of the three L/LL5 falls. The nearest other L/LL5 fall is Glanerbrug in the Netherlands, 1,155 km away. In date order among L/LL5 falls, the one after is Qidong (1982, China).
Knyahinya in Slovakia’s record
In date order Knyahinya is number 2 of the 4 falls recorded in Slovakia, which run from 1837 to 2010. The fall recorded before Knyahinya in Slovakia is Gross-Divina (1837); the next is Nagy-Borové (1895).
The 1860s
Knyahinya recovered the most mass of the 56 falls dated to the 1860s. Elsewhere, the record lists six other falls in 1866, among them Cangas de Onis in Spain, Sone in Japan, St. Mesmin in France.