(1430) Somalia
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Asteroid (1430) Somalia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Astraea family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5617 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1969 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0574 AU - 3.066 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.287 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,100 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.61 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | July 5, 1937 |
| Another name | 1937 NK, 1929 RQ, 1954 UR 1 |
| 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. | |
(1430) Somalia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 5 July 1937 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the East African country Somalia .