(1323) Tugela
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Asteroid (1323) Tugela |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.2291 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1544 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7303 AU - 3.7278 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 18.663 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,803 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.58 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 58.44 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.057 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9.71 mag |
| Spectral class | Xc |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | 1934 |
| Another name | 1934 LD, 1974 HR 3 , 1974 KM |
| 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. | |
(1323) Tugela is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19th May 1934 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Tugela River in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal .