(1439) Vogtia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1937 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Vogtia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vogtia is 3.62 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1439 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 TE |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 50.6 km (#737 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 12.9 hours |
| Spectral type | XFU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.65 |
| Orbital period | 7.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.53 – 4.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 4.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 October 1937
- (1438) Wendeline
- (1440) Rostia
- (1650) Heckmann
- (1673) van Houten
- (2749) Walterhorn
- (3036) Krat
- (4723) Wolfgangmattig