(1490) Limpopo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 June 1936 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Limpopo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Limpopo is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1490 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 LB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,176 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 6.65 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.