(634) Ute Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 May 1907 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Ute is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsUteUte

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ute is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number634
Provisional designationA907 JJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter74.0 km (#431 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0430
Rotation period11.8 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)9.9
Orbital period5.32 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination12.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

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

Also discovered on 12 May 1907

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