(1716) Peter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 1934 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Peter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peter is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1716 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 GF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.7 km (#1,566 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 11.5 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0932 |
| Inclination | 5.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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