(1731) Smuts
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Asteroid (1731) Smuts |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.169 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2,777 AU - 3,562 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.934 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.64 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (54.1 ± 1.1) km |
| Albedo | 0.060 ± 0.003 |
| Absolute brightness | 10.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. L. Johnson |
| Date of discovery | August 9, 1948 |
| Another name | 1948 PH, 1926 TF, 1931 QA, 1935 FS, 1938 YB, 1941 KG, 1947 LC, 1948 PP, 1954 SX, 1960 WE, 1966 UY |
| 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. | |
(1731) Smuts is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 August 1948 by E. L. Johnson , from the Union Observatory in Johannesburg , was discovered off.
The asteroid bears the name of the South African statesman and general JC Smuts , under whom Johnson served in both world wars.