(1429) Pemba
Asteroid (1429) Pemba |
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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 .