(1456) Saldanha Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 July 1937 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Named for a newly-developed harbor on the southwest tip of South Africa.Naming citation (MPC 5182), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saldanha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saldanha is 3.91 au from the Sun and 4.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1456 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 NG |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 37.8 km (#1,037 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 19.0 hours |
| Spectral type | C: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.