(1638) Rwanda
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Asteroid (1638) Rwanda |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.748 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1906 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2242 AU - 3.2718 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.289 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,555 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.97 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 19 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.6 mag |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | 1935 |
| Another name | 1935 JF, 1912 OX, 1930 HF |
| 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. | |
(1638) Rwanda is an asteroid of the main belt , which on May 3, 1935 by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the East African country Rwanda .