(5197) Rottmann Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Rottmann is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rottmann is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5197
Provisional designation4265 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.3 km (#4,417 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.194
Rotation period6.11 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.45
Orbital period5.22 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.112
Inclination11.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1973

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