(1817) Katanga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 June 1939 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Named for the chief mining area of the Congo.Naming citation (MPC 5183), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katanga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katanga is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1817 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 MB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.9 km (#2,917 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.133 |
| Rotation period | 8.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 25.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.949 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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