(1357) Khama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 July 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Khama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khama is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1357 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 ND |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.3 km (#1,021 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0290 |
| Rotation period | 15.7 hours |
| Spectral type | XCU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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