(5698) Nolde Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Nolde is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nolde is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5698
Provisional designation4121 T-1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.7 km (#2,751 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Absolute magnitude (H)12.77
Orbital period5.50 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.116
Inclination1.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

Also discovered on 26 March 1971

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.