(1634) Ndola

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Asteroid
(1634) Ndola
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2454  AU
eccentricity 0.1622
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8812 AU - 2.6097 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.604 °
Sidereal period 3,365 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.88 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery August 19, 1935
Another name 1935 QP, 1928 KB
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(1634) Ndola is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 August 1935 by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the city of Ndola in Zambia .

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