(1732) Heike Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 1943 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Heike is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heike is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1732 |
| Provisional designation | 1943 EY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.4 km (#1,924 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.128 |
| Rotation period | 4.74 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 March 1943
More named asteroids discovered by K. Reinmuth
- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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