(1349) Bechuana
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Asteroid (1349) Bechuana |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0110 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1580 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5354 AU - 3.4867 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.056 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.225 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.16 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 24 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 10.5 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | June 13, 1934 |
| Another name | 1934 LJ, 1934 NH, 1950 PA |
| 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. | |
(1349) Bechuana is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 13 June 1934 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the former South African province of Bechuana , today's Botswana .