(1701) Okavango Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 July 1953 by J. Churms at Johannesburg.
Where Okavango is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okavango is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1701 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 NJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.5 km (#2,276 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Rotation period | 13.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.