(1428) Mombasa
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Asteroid (1428) Mombasa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8092 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1407 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.414 AU - 3.2044 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 17.311 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,709 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.77 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 56.64 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.024 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10,104 mag |
| Spectral class | Xc |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | July 5, 1937 |
| Another name | 1937 NO, 1933 WO, 1949 FA |
| 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. | |
(1428) Mombasa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 5. July 1937 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name is derived from the Kenyan city of Mombasa .