(1817) Katanga
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Asteroid (1817) Katanga |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3711 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1917 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9167 AU - 2.8256 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 25.729 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,651 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.34 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 15.90 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.133 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 6.350 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,974 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | June 20, 1939 |
| Another name | 1939 MB, 1928 KD, 1950 NK |
| 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. | |
(1817) Katanga is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20th June 1939 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the province of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then: Belgian Congo , later: Zaire ).