(1773) Rumpelstilz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1968 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Rumpelstilz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rumpelstilz is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1773 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 HE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.08 km (#7,542 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.543 |
| Rotation period | 105 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 5.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 April 1968
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
- (1845) Helewalda
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