(1550) Tito Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 November 1937 by M. B. Protitch at Belgrade.

Where Tito is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTitoTito

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tito is 1.80 au from the Sun and 1.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1550
Provisional designation1937 WD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.4 km (#4,364 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.257
Rotation period54.2 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)11.88
Orbital period4.06 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.75 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.314
Inclination8.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.762 au

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

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