(1427) Ruvuma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 May 1937 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Ruvuma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ruvuma is 3.32 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1427 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 KB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 35.4 km (#1,139 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Rotation period | 4.80 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 9.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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