(1278) Kenya
Asteroid (1278) Kenya |
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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 | ? | kg
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 |
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(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 .