(1360) Tarka
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 .