(1429) Pemba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 July 1937 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Pemba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pemba is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1429 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 NH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.87 km (#5,179 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 20.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.334 |
| Inclination | 7.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.710 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 July 1937
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- (1116) Catriona
- (1186) Turnera
- (1193) Africa
- (1194) Aletta
- (1195) Orangia
- (1196) Sheba
- (1197) Rhodesia
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
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