(1968) Mehltretter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Mehltretter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mehltretter is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1968 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 BK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,670 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.178 |
| Rotation period | 5.20 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 4.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 January 1932
More named asteroids discovered by K. Reinmuth
- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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