(1718) Namibia
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Asteroid (1718) Namibia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3656 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2780 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7081 AU - 3.0231 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.704 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4, a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.37 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 13.8 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Marjy Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | September 14, 1942 |
| Another name | 1942 RX, 1953 TV 1 , 1953 VB 3 |
| 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. | |
(1718) Namibia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 14 September 1942 by Marjy Väisälä , a relative of the astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku ( Finland was discovered).
The asteroid was named after the southwest African country Namibia .