1397 Umtata

Umtata
Discovery
Discovered by C. Jackson
Discovery site Johannesburg (UO)
Discovery date 9 August 1936
Designations
MPC designation 1397
Named after
Mthatha
1936 PG
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 79.35 yr (28981 days)
Aphelion 3.3647084 AU (503.35321 Gm)
Perihelion 1.9980410 AU (298.90268 Gm)
2.681375 AU (401.1280 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.2548445
4.39 yr (1603.7 d)
83.534355°
 13m 28.11s / day
Inclination 3.510453°
77.43845°
206.56416°
Earth MOID 0.982104 AU (146.9207 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.79985 AU (269.254 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.326
Physical characteristics
30 h (1.3 d)
11.47

    1397 Umtata (1936 PG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1936, by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO).

    References

    • Binzel, R.P. (1987) Icarus 72, 135-208.

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