(1305) Pongola

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Asteroid
(1305) Pongola
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 ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
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 .

See also