(1349) Bechuana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 June 1934 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Bechuana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bechuana is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1349 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 LJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.2 km (#1,752 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.150 |
| Rotation period | 15.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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