(1383) Limburgia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1934 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.

Where Limburgia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLimburgiaLimburgia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Limburgia is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1383
Provisional designation1934 RV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter23.4 km (#1,824 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0760
Rotation period5.00 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.25
Orbital period5.41 years
Semi-major axis3.08 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.51 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.186
Inclination0.0544°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

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

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