1430 Somalia

1430 Somalia
Modelled shape of Somalia from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. Jackson
Discovery siteJohannesburg Obs.
Discovery date5 July 1937
Designations
(1430) Somalia
Named after
Somalia[2] (African country)
1937 NK · 1929 RQ
1954 UR1 · 1957 HT
1962 VF
main-belt · (middle)
background[3] · Astraea[4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc79.73 yr (29,122 days)
Aphelion3.0674 AU
Perihelion2.0508 AU
2.5591 AU
Eccentricity0.1986
4.09 yr (1,495 days)
184.53°
0° 14m 26.88s / day
Inclination3.2883°
327.25°
351.42°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions8.77±1.58 km[5]
9.352±0.133 km[6]
9.44±0.36 km[7]
9.674±0.089 km[8]
10.79 km (calculated)[9]
6.90907±0.00005 h[10]
6.910±0.001 h[11]
6.913±0.001 h[12]
0.1436±0.0287[8]
0.153±0.032[6]
0.162±0.014[7]
0.20 (assumed)[9]
0.31±0.14[5]
S (assumed)[9]
12.1[1] · 12.2[9] · 12.35±0.35[13] · 12.41[5] · 12.80[7][8]

1430 Somalia, provisional designation 1937 NK, is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 July 1937, by astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg.[14] It was named for the African country of Somalia.[2]

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