(1706) Dieckvoss Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Dieckvoss is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dieckvoss is 1.91 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1706
Provisional designation1931 TS
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.11 km (#8,764 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.359
Rotation period2.59 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.08
Orbital period3.10 years
Semi-major axis2.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.37 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination1.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.868 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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