(1278) Kenya

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Asteroid
(1278) Kenya
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4051  AU
eccentricity 0.2621
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7748 AU - 3.0345 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.853 °
Sidereal period 3,730 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.21 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 23 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 46,000 h
Absolute brightness 10,836 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery 1933
Another name 1933 LA, A905 AA
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.

(1278) Kenya is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15. June 1933 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the East African country Kenya .

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