(1430) Somalia
Asteroid (1430) Somalia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Astraea family |
Major semi-axis | 2.5617 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1969 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0574 AU - 3.066 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.287 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,100 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.61 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
Date of discovery | July 5, 1937 |
Another name | 1937 NK, 1929 RQ, 1954 UR 1 |
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. |
(1430) Somalia 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 asteroid is named after the East African country Somalia .