1325 Inanda
1325 Inanda, provisional designation 1934 NR, is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 July 1934, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. The asteroid was named after the township of Inanda in South Africa.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 14 July 1934 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1325) Inanda |
Named after | Inanda (South African township) |
Alternative designations | 1934 NR · 1926 RP 1930 OD |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (middle) background |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 82.80 yr (30,241 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1900 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8917 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.5408 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2555 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.05 yr (1,479 days) |
Mean anomaly | 165.02° |
Mean motion | 0° 14m 36.24s / day |
| Inclination | 7.4205° |
Longitude of ascending node | 14.393° |
| 336.80° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 9.97±2.30 km 10.87±0.6 km 10.890±0.110 km 12.34±0.61 km |
Synodic rotation period | 20.52±0.05 h 24 h (poor) 141.6±0.2 h (poor) |
| 0.20±0.13 0.303±0.034 0.374±0.041 0.3742±0.0407 0.3756±0.043 | |
| S | |
| 11.50 · 11.66±0.28 · 12.2 · 12.37 | |
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