1195 Orangia
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 24 May 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1195 Orangia |
|
Named after
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Orange Free State Province[2] |
| 1931 KD · 1948 LB 1972 QA |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.83 yr (30,620 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7117 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8047 AU |
| 2.2582 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2008 |
| 3.39 yr (1239.4 days) | |
| 278.17° | |
| Inclination | 7.1918° |
| 281.29° | |
| 328.12° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.7948 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 6.1667 h | |
| 13.2 | |
1195 Orangia, provisional designation 1931 KD, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 24, 1931, by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Union Observatory, South Africa.[1]
The asteroid is named in honor of former South African Orange Free State Province that existed from 1910 to 1994.[2]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1195 Orangia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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