1245 Calvinia

1245 Calvinia
Discovery [1]
Discovered by C. Jackson
Discovery site Johannesburg (UO)
Discovery date 26 May 1932
Designations
MPC designation 1245 Calvinia
Named after
 Calvinia[2]
1932 KF · 1948 VT
1950 CP · A906 FB
A914 YB · A916 DC
A917 KE
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 100.70 yr (36,780 days)
Aphelion 3.1281 AU
Perihelion 2.6550 AU
2.8916 AU
Eccentricity 0.0818
4.92 yr (1796.0 days)
216.29°
Inclination 2.8933°
151.73°
208.79°
Earth MOID 1.6519 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 26.8 km
4.84 h
0.2713
B–V = 0.847
U–B = 0.474
Tholen = S
9.9

    1245 Calvinia, provisionally designated 1932 KF, is a stony main-belt asteroid with a diameter of about 27 kilometers. It orbits the Sun with a period of 4.92 years at a distance of 2.7–3.1 AU. The S-type asteroid has a high albedo of 0.27 an is therefore relatively bright for its size. Calvinia has been measured to rotate around its axis every 4.84 hours. It was discovered by astronomer Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Union Observatory, South Africa, on May 26, 1932.[1]

    This asteroid was named after the regional city Calvinia in the Cape Province of South Africa.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1245 Calvinia (1932 KF)" (2015-09-03 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1245) Calvinia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 103. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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