(1427) Ruvuma
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Asteroid (1427) Ruvuma |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7517 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2090 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1765 AU - 3.3268 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.337 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,565 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.96 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 39.56 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.066 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 4.797 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,906 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | May 16, 1937 |
| Another name | 1937 KB, 1929 XF |
| 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. | |
(1427) Ruvuma is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16th May 1937 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Ruvuma River in Tanzania.