(1744) Harriet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
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Where Harriet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harriet is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1744 |
| Provisional designation | 6557 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.97 km (#10,669 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Rotation period | 720 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 4.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
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- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites
- (1869) Philoctetes