(3475) Fichte Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 October 1972 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.

Where Fichte is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFichteFichte

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fichte is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3475
Provisional designation1972 TD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.6 km (#1,389 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0350
Absolute magnitude (H)11.49
Orbital period5.66 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.57 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination15.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

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

Also discovered on 4 October 1972

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