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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cyril Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg |
| Discovery date | June 20, 1939 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1817 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1939 MB |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8247413 |
| Peri | 1.9167377 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1915022 |
| Orbital period | 1333.2886435 |
| Mean anomaly | 334.84486 |
| Inclination | 25.73136 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 88.80678 |
| Argument of peri | 140.58722 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.80 |
1817 Katanga (1939 MB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 20, 1939 by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg.
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