(1922) Zulu Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1949 by E. L. Johnson at Johannesburg.
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Where Zulu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zulu is 3.33 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1922 |
| Provisional designation | 1949 HC |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.6 km (#2,132 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 18.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.68 – 4.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.482 |
| Inclination | 35.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.714 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1623) Vivian
- (1731) Smuts
- (1760) Sandra
- (1819) Laputa
- (1885) Herero
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