(1587) Kahrstedt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Kahrstedt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kahrstedt is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1587 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 FS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.4 km (#3,029 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Rotation period | 7.97 hours |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 7.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.