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Discovery
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| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | May 16, 1937 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1427 |
| Named after | Ruvuma River |
| Alternate name(s) | 1937 KB |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3290033 |
| Peri | 2.1761981 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2094029 |
| Orbital period | 1668.0660660 |
| Mean anomaly | 150.55574 |
| Inclination | 9.33630 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 78.52546 |
| Argument of peri | 242.22967 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Albedo | 0.0657 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.70 |
1427 Ruvuma (1937 KB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 16, 1937 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO).
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