(2424) Tautenburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1973 by Borngen, F., Kirsch, K. at Tautenburg.
Where Tautenburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tautenburg is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2424 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 UT5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.88 km (#7,786 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.403 |
| Rotation period | 5.47 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 8.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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