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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Jackson, C. |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | April 24, 1931 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1193 |
| Named after | Africa |
| Alternate name(s) | 1931 HB |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9659729 |
| Peri | 2.3292413 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1202466 |
| Orbital period | 1573.5434200 |
| Mean anomaly | 310.15426 |
| Inclination | 14.11834 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 49.70762 |
| Argument of peri | 184.45775 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
1193 Africa (1931 HB) is a main belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1931 by Cyril V. Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg.
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