(1044) Teutonia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Teutonia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTeutoniaTeutonia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teutonia is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1044
Provisional designationA924 JD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.5 km (#2,575 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.251
Rotation period3.15 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.98
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.142
Inclination4.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

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