1195 Orangia

1195 Orangia
Discovery[1]
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°
 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

    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. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1195 Orangia (1931 KD)" (2015-03-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. 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.

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