(1245) Calvinia
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Asteroid (1245) Calvinia |
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| 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 |
| 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. | |
(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 .