(1815) Beethoven Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Beethoven is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beethoven is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1815 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 CE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.6 km (#1,335 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 8.18 hours |
| Spectral type | F |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 2.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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