1246 Chaka
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Jackson |
Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
Discovery date | 23 July 1932 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1246 Chaka |
Named after
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Shaka[2] |
1932 OA | |
main-belt | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 82.82 yr (30,249 days) |
Aphelion | 3.4332 AU |
Perihelion | 1.8140 AU |
2.6236 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.3085 |
4.25 yr (1552.2 days) | |
163.94° | |
Inclination | 16.016° |
290.69° | |
54.484° | |
Earth MOID | 0.8518 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 18.1 km |
25.462 h | |
0.2351 | |
10.8 | |
1246 Chaka (1932 OA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 23, 1932, by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Union Observatory, South Africa. The eccentric asteroid measures about 18 kilometers in diameter and has a high albedo of 0.24.[1]
It was later named after Shaka, also Chaka or Tchaka, founder and one of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom.[2]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1246 Chaka at the JPL Small-Body Database
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