(1368) Numidia Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Numidia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Numidia is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1368
Provisional designation1935 HD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.6 km (#2,256 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.298
Rotation period3.64 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.93
Orbital period4.01 years
Semi-major axis2.53 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.37 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.0606
Inclination14.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.41 au

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

Also discovered on 30 April 1935

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