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Africa
Discovery
Discovered by	Jackson, C.
Discovery site	Johannesburg (UO)
Discovery date	April 24, 1931
Designations
Designation	1193
Named after	Africa
Alternative names	1931 HB
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion	2.9659729
Perihelion	2.3292413
Eccentricity	0.1202466
Orbital period (sidereal)	1573.5434200
Mean anomaly	310.15426
Inclination	14.11834
Longitude of ascending node	49.70762
Argument of perihelion	184.45775
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.2

1193 Africa (1931 HB) is a main belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1931 by Cyril V. Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg.

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JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 1193 Africa

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