(9833) Rilke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1982 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Rilke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rilke is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9833 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 DW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.25 km (#14,612 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.421 |
| Rotation period | 7.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 3.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.