1817 Katanga

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Katanga
Discovery and designation
Discovered by	Cyril Jackson
Discovery site	Johannesburg
Discovery date	June 20, 1939
Designations
MPC designation	1817
Alternative names	1939 MB
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	2.8247413
Peri	1.9167377
Eccentricity	0.1915022
Orbital period	1333.2886435
Mean anomaly	334.84486
Inclination	25.73136
Longitude of ascending node	88.80678
Argument of peri	140.58722
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo	0.1331
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.80

1817 Katanga (1939 MB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 20, 1939 by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg.

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