(1264) Letaba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1933 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Letaba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Letaba is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1264 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 HG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 66.0 km (#507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Rotation period | 32.7 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 25.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.