1394 Algoa

1394 Algoa
Discovery
Discovered byC. Jackson
Discovery siteJohannesburg Obs.
Discovery date12 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 arc80.42 yr (29,372 days)
Aphelion2.6253 AU
Perihelion2.2531 AU
2.4392 AU
Eccentricity0.0763
3.81 yr (1,391 days)
94.682°
0° 15m 31.32s / day
Inclination2.6746°
178.83°
114.12°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions14.22 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.