(1798) Watts Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 1949 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
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Where Watts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Watts is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1798 |
| Provisional designation | 1949 GC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.63 km (#8,078 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Rotation period | 3.51 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.940 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.