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Discovery
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| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | May 25, 1936 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1393 |
| Named after | Sofala Province |
| Alternate name(s) | 1936 KD |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6998072 |
| Peri | 2.1668252 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1095176 |
| Orbital period | 1386.4246154 |
| Mean anomaly | 343.39265 |
| Inclination | 5.85125 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 56.84961 |
| Argument of peri | 184.05209 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
1393 Sofala (1936 KD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 25, 1936 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO).
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