(1358) Gaika Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Gaika is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaika is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1358 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 OB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.2 km (#1,946 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Rotation period | 10.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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