(955) Alstede Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 1921 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Alstede is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alstede is 2.83 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 955 |
| Provisional designation | A921 PD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.3 km (#2,608 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Rotation period | 5.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.289 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.865 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (913) Otila
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- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
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