(1673) van Houten Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1937 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where van Houten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van Houten is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1673 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 TH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.7 km (#2,113 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 3.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 October 1937
- (1438) Wendeline
- (1439) Vogtia
- (1440) Rostia
- (1650) Heckmann
- (2749) Walterhorn
- (3036) Krat
- (4723) Wolfgangmattig