(1724) Vladimir Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1932 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Named by M. B. Protitch, whose rediscovery of this object in 1952 made the permanent numbering possible, in honor of his grandson.Naming citation (MPC 5281), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Vladimir is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vladimir is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1724 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 DC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.5 km (#1,016 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Rotation period | 12.6 hours |
| Spectral type | FBCU:: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0573 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 February 1932
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