(1187) Afra
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Asteroid (1187) Afra |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6395 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2218 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0541 AU - 3.2249 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.726 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,288 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.33 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 31.82 km |
| Albedo | 0.053 |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11,397 likes |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | December 6, 1929 |
| Another name | 1929 XC |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1187) Afra is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on December 6, 1929 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
The name suggestion comes from Gustav Stracke .