(3419) Guth Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 May 1981 by L. Brozek at Klet.

Where Guth is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGuthGuth

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guth is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3419
Provisional designation1981 JZ
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter34.6 km (#1,167 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0700
Rotation period14.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.1
Orbital period5.76 years
Semi-major axis3.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.99 – 3.44 au
Eccentricity0.0696
Inclination17.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.00 au

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

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