(1393) Sofala
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Asteroid (1393) Sofala |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4340 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1094 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1676 AU - 2.7003 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.851 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,797 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.09 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 11 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | May 25, 1936 |
| Another name | 1936 KD, 1928 FB, 1951 GL |
| 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. | |
(1393) Sofala is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 25 May 1936 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Sofala province in Mozambique.