(1279) Uganda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 June 1933 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Uganda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uganda is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1279 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 LB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.80 km (#7,869 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.321 |
| Rotation period | 23.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 5.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.863 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 June 1933
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- (1116) Catriona
- (1186) Turnera
- (1193) Africa
- (1194) Aletta
- (1195) Orangia
- (1196) Sheba
- (1197) Rhodesia
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
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