(544) Jetta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1904 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.

Where Jetta is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJettaJetta

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jetta is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number544
Provisional designationA904 RH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter27.2 km (#1,533 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.262
Rotation period7.75 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.01
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.20 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination8.37°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

Also discovered on 11 September 1904

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