1468 Zomba
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 23 July 1938 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1468 |
Named after | Zomba |
| 1938 PA | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 77.49 yr (28304 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7911254 AU (417.54642 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.6000592 AU (239.36545 Gm) |
| 2.195592 AU (328.4559 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2712403 |
| 3.25 yr (1188.3 d) | |
| 334.08155° | |
| 0° 18m 10.634s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.939018° |
| 308.94058° | |
| 23.20504° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.593249 AU (88.7488 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.57551 AU (385.291 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.602 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~13 km[2] |
| 2.773 h (0.1155 d) | |
Sidereal rotation period | 2.77 h[1] |
| 12.7[1] | |
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1468 Zomba (1938 PA) is a large Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on July 23, 1938, by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO). With an absolute magnitude (H) of 12.7,[1] the asteroid is roughly 13 km in diameter.[2] It is one of the largest Mars-crossing asteroids as few Mars-crossing asteroids have an absolute magnitude brighter than 13.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1468 Zomba". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
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