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1393 Sofala

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Discovered by
  
C. Jackson

Alternative names
  
1936 KD

Discovered
  
25 May 1936

Discoverer
  
Cyril Jackson

Discovery site
  
Union Observatory

MPC designation
  
1393

Discovery date
  
25 May 1936

Observation arc
  
79.87 yr (29171 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Sofala Province

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
2.6989439 AU (403.75626 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.1682264 AU (324.36205 Gm)

1393 Sofala (1936 KD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 25, 1936, by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO).

References

1393 Sofala Wikipedia