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Discovery[1]
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| Discovered by | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Union Observatory |
| Discovery date | July 31, 1935 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1362 |
| Named after | Griqua people |
| Alternate name(s) | 1935 QG1 |
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Outer main belt [2] |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Ap | 4.4123 AU |
| Peri | 2.0272 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21974 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.370392 |
| Orbital period | 2110.23 days (5.78 years) |
| Mean anomaly | 155.343° |
| Inclination | 24.208° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 121.395° |
| Argument of peri | 262.022° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 29.90 kilometres (18.58 mi) ± 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) Mean diameter[4] |
| Albedo | 0.0667 ± 0.007 [4] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.18 [5] |
1362 Griqua (1935 QG1) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on July 31, 1935 by Cyril V. Jackson at Union Observatory.[1] It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2 : 1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.[6]
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