(1506) Xosa
Asteroid (1506) Xosa |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.5735 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2595 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9058 AU - 3.2412 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.537 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,128 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.57 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 15 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 5,900 h |
Absolute brightness | 11,884 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
Date of discovery | May 15, 1939 |
Another name | 1939 JC |
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. |
(1506) Xosa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15. May 1939 by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the African people of the Xhosa .