(1193) Africa
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Asteroid (1193) Africa |
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| 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 .