(1505) Koranna

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Asteroid
(1505) Koranna
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6614  AU
eccentricity 0.1309
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3131 AU - 3.0097 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.456 °
Sidereal period 4,342 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.26 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20.88 km
Albedo 0.093
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.25 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery April 21, 1939
Another name 1939 HH, 1935 MD, 1948 MB
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(1505) Koranna is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 April 1939 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Koranna tribe of the Khoikhoi living in South Africa .

See also

List of asteroids