1193 Africa

1193 Africa
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. Jackson
Discovery siteJohannesburg Obs.
Discovery date24 April 1931
Designations
(1193) Africa
Named after
Africa (continent)[2]
1931 HB
main-belt[1] · (middle)
Eunomia[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc86.20 yr (31,484 days)
Aphelion2.9728 AU
Perihelion2.3198 AU
2.6463 AU
Eccentricity0.1234
4.30 yr (1,572 days)
9.0113°
0° 13m 44.4s / day
Inclination14.141°
49.538°
183.92°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions12.220±0.102 km[5]
13 km (est. at 0.21)
0.21 (derived)
0.247±0.038[5]
S(derived)
11.8[1]

1193 Africa, provisional designation 1931 HB, is a stony Eunomian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Observatory on 24 April 1931.[6] The asteroid was named for the African continent.[2]

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