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== Orbit and classification ==

Kafka orbits the Sun in the [[Kirkwood gap|inner]] main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.5&nbsp;[[Astronomical unit|AU]] once every 3 years and 4 months (1,212 days). Its orbit has an [[orbital eccentricity|eccentricity]] of 0.10 and an [[orbital inclination|inclination]] of 3[[Degree (angle)|°]] with respect to the [[ecliptic]].<ref name="jpldata" /> It was first identified as {{mp|1942 YB}} at the Finnish [[Turku Observatory]] in 1942, extending the body's [[observation arc]] by 41 years prior to its official discovery observation at Palomar.<ref name="MPC-Kafka" />