(1193) Africa

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Asteroid
(1193) Africa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2.6482  AU
eccentricity 0.1203
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3295 AU - 2.9669 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.119 °
Sidereal period 4,310 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.30 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 12 km
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
history
Explorer Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery April 24, 1931
Another name 1931 HB
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.

(1193) Africa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 April 1931 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is named after the continent Africa .

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