(1429) Pemba

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Asteroid
(1429) Pemba
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5561  AU
eccentricity 0.3358
Perihelion - aphelion 1.6981 AU - 3.4141 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.748 °
Sidereal period 4,087 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.63 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 10 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery July 2, 1937
Another name 1937 NH, 1949 JK
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.

(1429) Pemba is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 July 1937 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the island of Pemba, which belongs to Tanzania .

See also