(1720) Niels Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1935 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Niels is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Niels is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1720 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 CQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.39 km (#8,389 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.227 |
| Rotation period | 251 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 0.731° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 February 1935
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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