(1242) Zambesia
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Asteroid (1242) Zambesia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7348 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1908 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2129 AU - 3.2567 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.178 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,523 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.01 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 47.70 km |
| Albedo | 0.071 |
| Rotation period | 17.350 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,055 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | April 28, 1932 |
| Another name | 1932 HL, 1947 TE, 1948 AC |
| 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. | |
(1242) Zambesia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28. April 1932 by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the then British areas of the Zambezi Lowlands.