1246 Chaka
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 23 July 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1246 Chaka |
Named after | Shaka[2] |
| 1932 OA | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 82.82 yr (30,249 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.4332 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8140 AU |
| 2.6236 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3085 |
| 4.25 yr (1552.2 days) | |
| 163.94° | |
| Inclination | 16.016° |
| 290.69° | |
| 54.484° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8518 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 18.1 km |
| 25.462 h | |
| 0.2351 | |
| 10.8 | |
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1246 Chaka (1932 OA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 23, 1932, by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Union Observatory, South Africa. The eccentric asteroid measures about 18 kilometers in diameter and has a high albedo of 0.24.[1]
It was later named after Shaka, also Chaka or Tchaka, founder and one of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1246 Chaka (1932 OA)" (2015-04-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1246) Chaka. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 103. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1246 Chaka at the JPL Small-Body Database
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