1197 Rhodesia

1197 Rhodesia
Shape model of Rhodesia from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. Jackson
Discovery siteJohannesburg Obs.
Discovery date9 June 1931
Designations
(1197) Rhodesia
Named after
Rhodesia
(former state in southern Africa)
1931 LD · 1925 AC
1970 HL
main-belt[1][2] · (outer)
background[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc93.36 yr (34,098 d)
Aphelion3.5511 AU
Perihelion2.2215 AU
2.8863 AU
Eccentricity0.2303
4.90 yr (1,791 d)
323.09°
0° 12m 3.6s / day
Inclination12.985°
255.74°
277.16°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions48.0 km × 48.0 km[3]
47.50±3.4 km[5]
47.741±0.163 km[6][7]
48.92±0.98 km[8]
16.060±0.006 h[9]
0.070[6]
0.075[8]
0.0783[5]
B–V = 0.740±030[2][3]
C (assumed)[10]
10.00[5][8]
10.18[6][10][11][12]
10.2[1][2]

1197 Rhodesia, provisional designation 1931 LD, is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 48 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 9 June 1931, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg.[1] The likely C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 16.1 hours.[10] It was named for Rhodesia, a former British colony and unrecognised state, which is now Zimbabwe.[13]

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