(1467) Mashona Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 July 1938 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.

Where Mashona is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mashona is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1467
Provisional designation1938 OE
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter89.2 km (#295 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0830
Rotation period9.76 hours
Spectral typeGC
Absolute magnitude (H)8.77
Orbital period6.23 years
Semi-major axis3.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.96 – 3.82 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination21.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.95 au

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

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