(2970) Pestalozzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1978 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Pestalozzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pestalozzi is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2970 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 UC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.85 km (#7,822 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.376 |
| Rotation period | 127 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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