(1360) Tarka
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Asteroid (1360) Tarka |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6329 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2168 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0621 AU - 3.2038 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 22.81 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,272 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.36 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 29.84 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.079 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 8.870 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11,177 likes |
| Spectral class | Ch |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | 1935 |
| Another name | 1935 OD |
| 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. | |
(1360) Tarka is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22. July 1935 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid bears the name of a chief of the Transkei , who also gave the city of Tarkastad its name .