(2066) Palala
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Asteroid (2066) Palala |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3941 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1282 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0873 AU - 2.7009 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.753 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,704 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.25 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 19.00 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.049 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12,621 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | 1934 |
| Another name | 1934 LB, 1931 TZ, 1934 LH |
| 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. | |
(2066) Palala is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 4. June 1934 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Palala River , a tributary of the Limpopo in South Africa .