(1327) Namaqua Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1934 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Namaqua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Namaqua is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1327 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 RT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.3 km (#1,932 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 5.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 September 1934
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- (1193) Africa
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- (1195) Orangia
- (1196) Sheba
- (1197) Rhodesia
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
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