(1722) Goffin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1938 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Goffin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goffin is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1722 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 EG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.3 km (#4,930 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.224 |
| Rotation period | 29.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.51 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0507 |
| Inclination | 5.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 February 1938
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- (1145) Robelmonte
- (1168) Brandia
- (1170) Siva
- (1176) Lucidor
- (1199) Geldonia
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- (1221) Amor
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