(1264) Letaba
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Asteroid (1264) Letaba |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8630 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1577 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4114 AU - 3.3145 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 25.022 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,844 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.60 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 74.74 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.072 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9.429 mag |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | 1933 |
| Another name | 1933 HG, 1930 WC, 1954 YB |
| 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. | |
(1264) Letaba is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21st April 1933 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Letaba River in South Africa .