(1505) Koranna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 1939 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.

Where Koranna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koranna is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1505
Provisional designation1939 HH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.3 km (#1,938 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.107
Rotation period4.45 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.43
Orbital period4.34 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination14.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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