(1816) Liberia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1936 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Named for the state on the western coast of Africa.Naming citation (MPC 5183), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liberia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liberia is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1816 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 BD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.78 km (#5,240 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.352 |
| Rotation period | 3.09 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 26.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.850 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.