(772) Tanete Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 1913 by A. Massinger at Heidelberg.
Where Tanete is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanete is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 772 |
| Provisional designation | A913 YD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 126 km (#136 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0280 |
| Rotation period | 17.3 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0954 |
| Inclination | 28.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 December 1913
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