(1676) Kariba
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Asteroid (1676) Kariba |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2361 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1873 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8172 AU - 2.6549 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.13 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,344 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.92 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 12 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.62 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | June 15, 1939 |
| Another name | 1939 LC, 1939 MA, 1942 EH 1 |
| 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. | |
(1676) Kariba is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 June 1939 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Kariba reservoir between Zambia and Zimbabwe.