(1481) Tubingia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1938 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Tubingia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tubingia is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1481 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 DR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.8 km (#1,195 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.104 |
| Rotation period | 226 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0405 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.