Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Jackson |
Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
Discovery date | 24 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 arc | 86.20 yr (31,484 days) |
Aphelion | 2.9728 AU |
Perihelion | 2.3198 AU |
2.6463 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1234 |
4.30 yr (1,572 days) | |
9.0113° | |
0° 13m 44.4s / day | |
Inclination | 14.141° |
49.538° | |
183.92° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 12.220±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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