(1727) Mette Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1965 by A. D. Andrews at Bloemfontein.
Named by the discoverer in honor of his wife “for her tolerance of my nocturnal working hours and for the many months spent away from home”.Naming citation (MPC 5183), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mette is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mette is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1727 |
| Provisional designation | 1965 BA |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.98 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.58 |
| Orbital period | 2.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 22.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.717 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.