(1759) Kienle Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1942 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Kienle is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kienle is 3.48 au from the Sun and 4.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1759
Provisional designation1942 RF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.35 km (#7,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.203
Rotation period29.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.16
Orbital period4.31 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.82 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.314
Inclination4.57°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.814 au

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

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