Magoeba

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Inner Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the island of Manhattan (4.28 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Magoeba is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter within the inner portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Magoeba as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Magoeba orbits the sun every 922 days (2.52 years), coming as close as 1.77 AU and reaching as far as 1.94 AU from the sun. Magoeba is about 4.3 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.

The rotation of Magoeba has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 5.95 hours.

No Close Approaches

Magoeba's orbit is 0.77 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Magoeba's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 27, 1935. It was last officially observed on July 4, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,390 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Magoeba:

• 1600 Vyssotsky (1947 UC)
• 1627 Ivar (1929 SH)
• 1727 Mette (1965 BA)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Magoeba is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.

Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Magoeba to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.