(874) Rotraut Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 May 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Rotraut is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rotraut is 3.35 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number874
Provisional designationA917 KK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter58.3 km (#611 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0540
Rotation period14.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.24
Orbital period5.60 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.90 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.0802
Inclination11.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.90 au

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

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