(3203) Huth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1938 by C. Hoffmeister at Sonneberg.
Where Huth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huth is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3203 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 SL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.34 km (#11,963 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Rotation period | 4.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.263 |
| Inclination | 6.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.716 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 September 1938
More named asteroids discovered by C. Hoffmeister
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