1354 Botha
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 3 April 1935 |
| Designations | |
| (1354) Botha | |
Named after | Louis Botha (South African prime minister) |
| 1935 GK · 1925 RF 1930 KG · 1931 TP 1935 JK · 1953 TO1 1953 TY2 | |
| main-belt · (outer) background | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.55 yr (31,248 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.8022 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4451 AU |
| 3.1237 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2172 |
| 5.52 yr (2,017 days) | |
| 255.58° | |
| 0° 10m 42.6s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.9581° |
| 28.715° | |
| 250.45° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 38.41±12.74 km 41.732±0.504 km 42.54±0.69 km 46.567±0.550 km 48.75±5.8 km 48.82 km (derived) 70.34±0.88 km |
| 4 h (poor) | |
| 0.014±0.003 0.0225±0.006 0.0246±0.0047 0.0295 (derived) 0.030±0.001 0.05±0.04 | |
| C (assumed) | |
| 11.00 · 11.03 · 11.20±0.35 · 11.30 | |
1354 Botha, provisional designation 1935 GK, is an exceptionally dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 46 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 April 1935, by South-African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. The asteroid was named after South African prime minister Louis Botha.