(1517) Beograd Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1938 by M. B. Protitch at Belgrade.
Where Beograd is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beograd is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1517 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 FD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 39.5 km (#987 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 6.94 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0431 |
| Inclination | 5.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 March 1938
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