(1676) Kariba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 June 1939 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Named for a large manmade lake between Zambia and Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.Naming citation (MPC 5183), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kariba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kariba is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1676 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 LC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.55 km (#7,052 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Rotation period | 3.17 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 6.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.804 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.