1195 Orangia
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Jackson |
Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
Discovery date | 24 May 1931 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1195 Orangia |
Named after | Orange Free State Province[2] |
1931 KD · 1948 LB 1972 QA | |
main-belt | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 84.91 yr (31013 days) |
Aphelion | 2.7104 AU (405.47 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.8048 AU (269.99 Gm) |
2.2576 AU (337.73 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.20058 |
3.39 yr (1239.0 d) | |
34.311° | |
0° 17m 26.016s / day | |
Inclination | 7.1908° |
281.27° | |
328.22° | |
Earth MOID | 0.794793 AU (118.8993 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.35011 AU (351.571 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.585 |
Physical characteristics | |
6.1667 h (0.25695 d) | |
13.2 | |
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1195 Orangia, provisional designation 1931 KD, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 24, 1931, by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Union Observatory, South Africa.[1]
The asteroid is named in honor of former South African Orange Free State Province that existed from 1910 to 1994.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1195 Orangia (1931 KD)" (2015-03-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1195) Orangia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 100. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1195 Orangia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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