(1712) Angola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 May 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Named for the state on the southwestern coast of Africa.Naming citation (MPC 5183), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Angola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angola is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1712 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 KC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 66.9 km (#500 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0290 |
| Rotation period | 11.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.