(1394) Algoa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 June 1936 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Algoa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Algoa is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1394 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 LK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0752 |
| Inclination | 2.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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