(1396) Outeniqua Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1936 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Outeniqua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Outeniqua is 2.08 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1396 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 PF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,191 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Rotation period | 3.08 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 4.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.870 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 August 1936
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- (1197) Rhodesia
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
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