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Koranna

1505 Koranna
Discovery
Discovered by Cyril V. Jackson
Discovery site Union Observatory
Discovery date 21 April 1939
Designations
MPC designation (1505) Koranna
1939 HH
main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 80.79 yr (29508 days)
Aphelion 3.01573 AU (451.147 Gm)
Perihelion 2.30291 AU (344.510 Gm)
2.65932 AU (397.829 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.134022
4.34 yr (1584.0 d)
284.852°
0° 13m 38.183s / day
Inclination 14.4655°
248.314°
342.635°
Earth MOID 1.2947 AU (193.68 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.01653 AU (301.669 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.329
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 20.88 kilometres (12.97 mi) ± 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi)
Mean diameter
Mean radius
10.44±1.05 km
4.451 ± 0.001 hours, 4.451 h (0.1855 d)
0.0929±0.022
11.6, 11.3

1505 Koranna (1939 HH) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 21, 1939, by Cyril V. Jackson at Union Observatory. It is named after the Koranna people (more accurately known as the Griqua) from the Kalahari Desert.



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