(1432) Ethiopia
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Asteroid (1432) Ethiopia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3817 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2272 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8406 AU - 2.9228 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.275 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,676 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.30 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 15 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11,989 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | August 1, 1937 |
| Another name | 1937 PG, 1948 OE, 1951 KF |
| 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. | |
(1432) Ethiopia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 1 August 1937 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from Ethiopia , which was then also called Abyssinia .