(1305) Pongola
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 .