(1432) Ethiopia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 1937 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Ethiopia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ethiopia is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1432 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 PG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.07 km (#7,553 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.769 |
| Rotation period | 9.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 8.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.843 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.