(1360) Tarka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Tarka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tarka is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1360 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 OD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.3 km (#1,218 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Rotation period | 8.87 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 22.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.