(1193) Africa
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 .