1712 Angola
1712 Angola, provisional designation 1935 KC, is a dark asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 66 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 May 1935, by English-born South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa. It is named after the Republic of Angola.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 28 May 1935 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1712) Angola |
Named after | Angola (country) |
Alternative designations | 1935 KC · 1929 GC 1935 ML · 1946 JB 1953 SD · 1963 MD |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.94 yr (32,121 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6492 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6832 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1662 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1525 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.63 yr (2,058 days) |
Mean anomaly | 190.35° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 29.64s / day |
| Inclination | 19.393° |
Longitude of ascending node | 237.61° |
| 18.217° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 59.31 km (derived) 59.48±2.3 km 64.904±1.218 km 66.892±0.298 70.07±1.03 km 74.47±0.68 km |
Synodic rotation period | 11.527 h 11.5274±0.0007 h 11.53 h |
| 0.029±0.003 0.043±0.002 0.0458 (derived) 0.0504±0.0126 0.0600±0.005 | |
| P · C | |
| 9.8 · 10.1 · 10.15±0.24 | |
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