(1431) Luanda
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Asteroid (1431) Luanda |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6189 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1846 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1356 AU - 3.1022 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.014 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,238 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.40 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 14 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 4,141 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
| Spectral class | LS · S |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | July 29, 1937 |
| Another name | 1937 OB, 1949 concentration camp |
| 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. | |
(1431) Luanda is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 July 1937 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from Luanda , the capital of Angola .