(1245) Calvinia

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Asteroid
(1245) Calvinia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8946  AU
eccentricity 0.0773
Perihelion - aphelion 2.671 AU - 3.1183 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.886 °
Sidereal period 4,925 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.51 ​​km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 26.84 km
Albedo 0.271
Rotation period 4,840 h
Absolute brightness 9,755 likes
history
Explorer Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery May 26, 1932
Another name 1932 KF, 1948 VT, 1950 CP
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(1245) Calvinia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26 May 1932 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The name is derived from the South African city of Calvinia .

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