(1187) Afra

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Asteroid
(1187) Afra
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6395  AU
eccentricity 0.2218
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0541 AU - 3.2249 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.726 °
Sidereal period 4,288 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.33 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 31.82 km
Albedo 0.053
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,397 likes
Spectral class X
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery December 6, 1929
Another name 1929 XC
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.

(1187) Afra is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on December 6, 1929 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The name suggestion comes from Gustav Stracke .

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