(1721) Wells Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1953 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
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Where Wells is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wells is 3.01 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1721 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 TD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 43.6 km (#885 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0503 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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