(1998) Titius Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1938 by A. Bohrmann at Heidelberg.
Where Titius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Titius is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1998 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 DX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.2 km (#3,329 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Rotation period | 6.13 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0651 |
| Inclination | 7.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 February 1938
- (1483) Hakoila
- (1551) Argelander
- (1552) Bessel
- (2665) Schrutka
- (2678) Aavasaksa
- (2690) Ristiina
- (3272) Tillandz
- (3281) Maupertuis
- (4181) Kivi