(1440) Rostia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1937 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Rostia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rostia is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1440 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 TF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.3 km (#3,075 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 9.45 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 2.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 October 1937
- (1438) Wendeline
- (1439) Vogtia
- (1650) Heckmann
- (1673) van Houten
- (2749) Walterhorn
- (3036) Krat
- (4723) Wolfgangmattig
More named asteroids discovered by K. Reinmuth
- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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