Akbarpur (meteorite)

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Akbarpur
Type Chondrite
Class Ordinary chondrite
Group H4
Country India
Region Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates 44°13′N 0°37′E / 44.217°N 0.617°E / 44.217; 0.617Coordinates: 44°13′N 0°37′E / 44.217°N 0.617°E / 44.217; 0.617[1]
Observed fall Yes
Fall date April 18, 1838
TKW 1800 g

Akbarpur is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth on April 18, 1838 in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Classification[edit]

It is an ordinary chondrite that belongs to the petrologic type 4, thus was assigned to the group H4.[1]

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