(1187) Afra
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 .