(1733) Silke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1938 by A. Bohrmann at Heidelberg.
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Where Silke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Silke is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1733 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 DL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.71 km (#7,979 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Rotation period | 7.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0838 |
| Inclination | 4.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.