1321 Majuba
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1934 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1321 |
| 1934 JH | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.4288404 |
| Perihelion | 2.4613860 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1642474 |
| 1846.0837896 | |
| 188.26817 | |
| Inclination | 9.49903 |
| 318.06643 | |
| 345.48474 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.1439 |
| 10.28 | |
1321 Majuba (1934 JH) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 7, 1934 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO). Photometric observations made in 1987 gave a rotation period of either 6.78 or 5.4 hours. Subsequent observations made in 2006 at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana found a light curve period of 5.207 ± 0.009 hours, with variation in brightness of 0.25 ± 0.05 in magnitude.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ditteon, Richard; Hawkins, Scot (September 2007), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Observatory - October-November 2006", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 34 (3), pp. 59–64, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...59D.
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