(1824) Haworth Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 March 1952 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Haworth is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHaworthHaworth

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haworth is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1824
Provisional designation1952 FM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.2 km (#3,352 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.266
Rotation period17.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.38
Orbital period4.90 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.0388
Inclination1.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.79 au

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

Also discovered on 30 March 1952

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