1279 Uganda

1279 Uganda is an asteroid of the main belt. It was discovered by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson on June 15, 1933 from Johannesburg. It is named after the country of Uganda, then a British protectorate.

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This article incorporates information from the revision as of December 4, 2006 of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

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