(1728) Goethe Link Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1964 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Goethe Link is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goethe Link is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1728 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 TO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.6 km (#3,231 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Rotation period | 81.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0898 |
| Inclination | 7.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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