(1358) Gaika
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Asteroid (1358) Gaika |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4764 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1668 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0634 AU - 2.8893 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.173 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.897 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.93 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 19.96 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.058 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12,268 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | July 21, 1935 |
| Another name | 1935 OB, 1947 RH, 1953 AJ, 1974 HH 3 , A916 UK |
| 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. | |
(1358) Gaika is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 July 1935 by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Xhosa ruler Ngqika (Gaika), who lived in the 19th century.