(1430) Somalia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 1937 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Named for the state in the northeast of Africa.Naming citation (MPC 5181), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Somalia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Somalia is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1430 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 NK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.35 km (#5,514 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Rotation period | 6.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 3.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 July 1937
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- (1193) Africa
- (1194) Aletta
- (1195) Orangia
- (1196) Sheba
- (1197) Rhodesia
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
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