(575) Renate Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 September 1905 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Renate is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRenateRenate

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Renate is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number575
Provisional designationA905 SJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.1 km (#2,333 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.211
Rotation period3.68 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.96
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.129
Inclination15.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

Also discovered on 19 September 1905

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