(1195) Orangia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 May 1931 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Orangia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orangia is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1195 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 KD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.26 km (#8,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Rotation period | 6.17 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 7.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.795 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1116) Catriona
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- (1193) Africa
- (1194) Aletta
- (1196) Sheba
- (1197) Rhodesia
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
- (1248) Jugurtha
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