1165 Imprinetta
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1165 Imprinetta is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun
. Approximately 49 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 6 years. It completes one rotation once every 8 hours. It was discovered by Hendrik van Gent
at Johannesburg
, South Africa
on April 24, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 HM.
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
. Approximately 49 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 6 years. It completes one rotation once every 8 hours. It was discovered by Hendrik van Gent
Hendrik van Gent
Hendrik van Gent was a Dutch astronomer.He moved to South Africa in 1928 in order to observe the southern sky at the Leiden Southern Station and the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. He studied variable stars, and also discovered a number of asteroids and comets...
at Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
on April 24, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 HM.