(2665) Schrutka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 February 1938 by A. Bohrmann at Heidelberg.

Where Schrutka is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSchrutkaSchrutka

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schrutka is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2665
Provisional designation1938 DW1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.97 km (#8,966 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.260
Rotation period2.70 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.2
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.44 au
Eccentricity0.0841
Inclination4.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

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