Discovered by C. Jackson MPC designation 1195 Orangia Observation arc 84.91 yr (31013 days) Orbits Sun | Discovery date 24 May 1931 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 24 May 1931 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1931 KD · 1948 LB1972 QA Named after Orange Free State Province People also search for 1196 Sheba, 1194 Aletta, 1197 Rhodesia | ||
1195 Orangia, provisional designation 1931 KD, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 24, 1931, by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Union Observatory, South Africa.
The asteroid is named in honor of former South African Orange Free State Province that existed from 1910 to 1994.
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