(3535) Ditte Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Ditte is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDitteDitte

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ditte is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3535
Provisional designation1979 SN11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.08 km (#7,539 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0970
Absolute magnitude (H)14.66
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination1.57°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.888 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1979

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