1193 Africa
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 24 April 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1193 Africa |
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Named after
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Africa[2] |
| 1931 HB | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.41 yr (30,831 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9725 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.3184 AU |
| 2.6455 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1236 |
| 4.30 yr (1571.6 days) | |
| 185.42° | |
| Inclination | 14.136° |
| 49.562° | |
| 184.33° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.3078 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.7 | |
1193 Africa, provisional designation 1931 HB, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1931, by Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The asteroid is named after Africa, the large continent in which Johannesburg is located.[2]
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