(1355) Magoeba Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 April 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.

Where Magoeba is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Magoeba is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1355
Provisional designation1935 HE
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.28 km (#12,106 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.582
Rotation period5.95 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)13.08
Orbital period2.52 years
Semi-major axis1.85 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.77 – 1.94 au
Eccentricity0.0446
Inclination22.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.767 au

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

Also discovered on 30 April 1935

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