(715) Transvaalia
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Asteroid (715) Transvaalia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.767 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.085 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.533 AU - 3.001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 46.2 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 298.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 2, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 220 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.9 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 29 km |
| Albedo | 0.26 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.8 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | H. E. Wood |
| Date of discovery | April 22, 1911 |
| Another name | 1911 LX, 1920 GZ, 1961 GF |
| 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. | |
(715) Transvaalia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 April 1911 by the South African astronomer Harry Edwin Wood in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Transvaal province in South Africa .
This asteroid was rediscovered as Object 1920 GZ but was not properly identified. Therefore, for a few years he also bore the name (933) Susi. When the mistake was noticed, the original name was kept. The designation (933) Susi was transferred to the object 1927 CH.