(1305) Pongola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 July 1928 by H. E. Wood at Johannesburg.
Where Pongola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pongola is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1305 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 OC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.1 km (#1,761 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Rotation period | 8.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0672 |
| Inclination | 2.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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