(687) Tinette Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1909 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Tinette is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tinette is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 687 |
| Provisional designation | A909 QB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.5 km (#2,012 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 7.40 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.271 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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