(1845) Helewalda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 October 1972 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Helewalda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Helewalda is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1845
Provisional designation1972 UC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.9 km (#2,210 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.134
Rotation period7.28 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.27
Orbital period5.12 years
Semi-major axis2.97 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.81 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.0532
Inclination10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

Also discovered on 30 October 1972

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