(890) Waltraut Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 1918 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Waltraut is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waltraut is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 890 |
| Provisional designation | A918 EO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.4 km (#1,454 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.121 |
| Rotation period | 12.6 hours |
| Spectral type | CTGU: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0595 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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