(1702) Kalahari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 July 1924 by E. Hertzsprung at Johannesburg.
Where Kalahari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kalahari is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1702 |
| Provisional designation | A924 NC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 34.6 km (#1,163 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 21.2 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 9.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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