(1362) Griqua Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Griqua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Griqua is 4.39 au from the Sun and 5.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1362 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 QG1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.9 km (#1,546 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Rotation period | 6.91 hours |
| Spectral type | CP |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 4.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.373 |
| Inclination | 24.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.