1305 Pongola
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Harry Edwin Wood |
| Discovery site | Union Observatory |
| Discovery date | 19 July 1928 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1305 |
Named after | Pongola River |
| 1928 OC | |
| Orbital characteristics [2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 89.05 yr (32524 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2348569 AU (483.92770 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7904527 AU (417.44578 Gm) |
| 3.012655 AU (450.6868 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0737562 |
| 5.23 yr (1910.0 d) | |
| 13.888745° | |
| 0° 11m 18.551s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.317417° |
| 62.95781° | |
| 146.90467° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.78484 AU (267.008 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.72603 AU (258.210 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.244 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 8.03 h (0.335 d) | |
| 10.65 [2][3] | |
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1305 Pongola (1928 OC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 19, 1928, by Harry Edwin Wood at Union Observatory.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
- 1 2 "1305 Pongola (1928 OC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
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