(1501) Baade Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1938 by A. Wachmann at Bergedorf.
Where Baade is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baade is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1501 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 UJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,676 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Rotation period | 15.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 7.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.