(1317) Silvretta Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 1935 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Silvretta is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Silvretta is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1317
Provisional designation1935 RC
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.9 km (#2,510 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.275
Rotation period7.05 hours
Spectral typeCX:
Absolute magnitude (H)10.11
Orbital period5.74 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 3.96 au
Eccentricity0.235
Inclination20.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.48 au

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

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