(2001) Einstein Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
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Where Einstein is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Einstein is 1.88 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2001 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 EB |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,794 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.810 |
| Rotation period | 5.49 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.06 |
| Orbital period | 2.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0989 |
| Inclination | 22.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.767 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 March 1973
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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