(1384) Kniertje Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1934 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.
Where Kniertje is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kniertje is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1384 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 RX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.5 km (#1,577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Rotation period | 9.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.