(572) Rebekka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1905 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.
Where Rebekka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rebekka is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 572 |
| Provisional designation | A905 SF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.9 km (#1,430 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 5.65 hours |
| Spectral type | XDC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1905
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- (548) Kressida
- (554) Peraga
- (556) Phyllis
- (563) Suleika
- (564) Dudu
- (566) Stereoskopia
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