(1468) Zomba
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Asteroid (1468) Zomba |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1963 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2708 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.6016 AU - 2.7911 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.945 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.255 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.10 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 17 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 2.770 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12,503 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | July 23, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 PA |
| 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. | |
(1468) Zomba is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 23. July 1938 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from Zomba in Malawi (then: Nyassaland ).