(1364) Safara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1935 by L. Boyer at Algiers.
Where Safara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Safara is 3.03 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1364 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 VB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.2 km (#2,058 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Rotation period | 7.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.77 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0693 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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