(1197) Rhodesia

Asteroid (1197) Rhodesia
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: 4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.8868 AU
eccentricity	0.2309
Perihelion - aphelion	2.217 AU - 3.5520 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	12.9843 °
Sidereal period	4.91 a
Mean orbital velocity	17.55 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	47.741 km (± 0.163)
Albedo	0.063 (± 0.112)
Absolute brightness	10.2 mag
history
Explorer	Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery	June 9, 1931
Another name	1931LD , 1925 AC, 1970 HL
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(1197) Rhodesia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 June 1931 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the country Rhodesia , today's Zimbabwe .

Individual evidence