(2038) Bistro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
The French name for a small, cozy restaurant. The name is also suggested by the fact that (2038) = 2 x (1019) Stracke.Naming citation (MPC 5359), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bistro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bistro is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2038 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 WF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,593 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.168 |
| Rotation period | 95.7 hours |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0923 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.