(994) Otthild Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 1923 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Otthild is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Otthild is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 994 |
| Provisional designation | A923 FB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.8 km (#2,108 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.310 |
| Rotation period | 5.95 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 15.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.