(1246) Chaka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 1932 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Chaka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chaka is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1246 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 OA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.6 km (#2,558 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Rotation period | 25.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.310 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.846 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.