(1367) Nongoma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 July 1934 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Named for the capital city of the Kwa-Zulu homeland.Naming citation (MPC 5181), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nongoma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nongoma is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1367 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 NA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.37 km (#5,502 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Rotation period | 94.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 22.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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