(1197) Rhodesia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 June 1931 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Rhodesia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rhodesia is 3.37 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1197 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 LD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 47.7 km (#798 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 16.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1116) Catriona
- (1186) Turnera
- (1193) Africa
- (1194) Aletta
- (1195) Orangia
- (1196) Sheba
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
- (1248) Jugurtha
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