(1628) Strobel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1923 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Strobel is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsStrobelStrobel

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strobel is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1628
Provisional designationA923 RT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter59.3 km (#595 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0470
Rotation period9.42 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.21
Orbital period5.23 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.0619
Inclination19.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.90 au

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

Also discovered on 11 September 1923

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