(1305) Pongola
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Asteroid (1305) Pongola |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0140 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0776 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7802 AU - 3.2478 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.32 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.233 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.16 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 29 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 8.030 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,431 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | H. E. Wood |
| Date of discovery | 1928 |
| Another name | 1928 OC, 1932 FA, 1979 NE |
| 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. | |
(1305) Pongola is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19th July 1928 by the South African astronomer Harry Edwin Wood in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name is derived from the Pongola River in South Africa .