1397 Umtata

Umtata
Discovery
Discovered by	C. Jackson
Discovery site	Johannesburg (UO)
Discovery date	9 August 1936
Designations
MPC designation	1397
Named after	Mthatha
Alternative names	1936 PG
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	79.35 yr (28981 days)
Aphelion	3.3647084 AU (503.35321 Gm)
Perihelion	1.9980410 AU (298.90268 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.681375 AU (401.1280 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.2548445
Orbital period	4.39 yr (1603.7 d)
Mean anomaly	83.534355°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 28.11^s / day
Inclination	3.510453°
Longitude of ascending node	77.43845°
Argument of perihelion	206.56416°
Earth MOID	0.982104 AU (146.9207 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.79985 AU (269.254 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.326
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	30 h (1.3 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.47

1397 Umtata (1936 PG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1936, by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO).

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