(1278) Kenya
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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 |
| 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 .