(1428) Mombasa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 1937 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Mombasa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mombasa is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1428 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 NO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 52.5 km (#701 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Rotation period | 16.7 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 17.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 July 1937
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