Discovered by C. Jackson MPC designation 1246 Chaka Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 23 July 1932 | Discovery date 23 July 1932 Alternative names 1932 OA Observation arc 83.78 yr (30602 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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1246 Chaka (1932 OA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 23, 1932, by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Union Observatory, South Africa. The eccentric asteroid measures about 18 kilometers in diameter and has a high albedo of 0.24.
It was later named after Shaka, also Chaka or Tchaka, founder and one of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom.
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