(768) Struveana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 October 1913 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Struveana is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsStruveanaStruveana

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Struveana is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number768
Provisional designationA913 TC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter32.6 km (#1,245 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.137
Rotation period10.8 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)10.22
Orbital period5.56 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.46 – 3.81 au
Eccentricity0.215
Inclination16.3°
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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