(2749) Walterhorn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1937 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Walterhorn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walterhorn is 3.61 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2749 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 TD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.1 km (#3,367 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 0.312° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 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
- (1673) van Houten
- (3036) Krat
- (4723) Wolfgangmattig