(1357) Khama
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Asteroid (1357) Khama |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1796 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1611 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6673 AU - 3.6919 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.0 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,670 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.703 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 38.32 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.029 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.03 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | July 2, 1935 |
| Another name | 1935 ND, 1936 XE, 1950 EJ |
| 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. | |
(1357) Khama is an asteroid of the main belt , which on July 2, 1935 by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Bechuana king Khama .