(2368) Beltrovata Amor
Discovered on 4 September 1977 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
This Amor object shares the name given by the Zurich-born writer Gottfried Keller to his friend Betty Tendering. Keller's novel “Der Grune Heinrich” contains a comparable character in Dortchen Schonfund.Naming citation (MPC 6209), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beltrovata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beltrovata is 1.57 au from the Sun and 0.785 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2368 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,607 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.270 |
| Rotation period | 5.79 hours |
| Spectral type | SQ |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.23 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.413 |
| Inclination | 5.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.232 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 September 1977
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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