(1506) Xosa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 May 1939 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Xosa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xosa is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1506 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 JC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.0 km (#3,408 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.157 |
| Rotation period | 292 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.262 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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