(1780) Kippes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
Where Kippes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kippes is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1780 |
| Provisional designation | A906 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.2 km (#1,469 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Rotation period | 13.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0577 |
| Inclination | 8.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.