1195 Orangia
1195 Orangia, provisional designation 1931 KD, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 May 1931, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was named after the Orange Free State Province.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 May 1931 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1195) Orangia |
Named after | Orange Free State Province (in South Africa) |
Alternative designations | 1931 KD · 1948 LB 1972 QA |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) Flora |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.55 yr (31,248 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7110 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8048 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2579 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2007 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.39 yr (1,239 days) |
Mean anomaly | 150.46° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 25.8s / day |
| Inclination | 7.1906° |
Longitude of ascending node | 281.26° |
| 328.27° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.90 km (calculated) 6.258±0.604 km |
Synodic rotation period | 6.167±0.0012 h |
| 0.237±0.053 0.24 (assumed) | |
| S | |
| 12.864±0.002 (R) · 13.2 · 13.31 · 13.60±0.32 | |
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