1394 Algoa
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 12 June 1936 |
| Designations | |
| (1394) Algoa | |
Named after | Algoa Bay (in South Africa) |
| 1936 LK · 1929 TT 1933 UY1 | |
| main-belt · (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 80.42 yr (29,372 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6253 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2531 AU |
| 2.4392 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0763 |
| 3.81 yr (1,391 days) | |
| 94.682° | |
| 0° 15m 31.32s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.6746° |
| 178.83° | |
| 114.12° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 14.22 km (calculated) |
| 2.768±0.001 h | |
| 0.20 (assumed) | |
| S | |
| 11.11±0.22 · 11.6 | |
1394 Algoa, provisional designation 1936 LK, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 June 1936, by English-born South-African astronomer Cyril Jackson at Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. The asteroid was named after the historical Algoa Bay.