(798) Ruth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1914 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Ruth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ruth is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 798 |
| Provisional designation | A914 WH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 43.2 km (#892 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Rotation period | 8.55 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0358 |
| Inclination | 9.22° |
| 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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