(2158) Tietjen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 July 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Tietjen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tietjen is 3.48 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2158
Provisional designation1933 OS
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.7 km (#1,889 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0660
Rotation period8.66 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.8
Orbital period5.38 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.52 – 3.62 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination1.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

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

Also discovered on 24 July 1933

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