(1354) Botha Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 April 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.

Where Botha is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Botha is 3.62 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1354
Provisional designation1935 GK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter41.7 km (#923 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0140
Rotation period8.38 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.99
Orbital period5.53 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.46 – 3.80 au
Eccentricity0.215
Inclination5.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.45 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 April 1935

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