(1193) Africa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 1931 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Africa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Africa is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1193 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 HB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#3,995 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Rotation period | 159 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by C. Jackson
- (1116) Catriona
- (1186) Turnera
- (1194) Aletta
- (1195) Orangia
- (1196) Sheba
- (1197) Rhodesia
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
- (1248) Jugurtha
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