(38270) Wettzell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1999 by Heppenheim at Heppenheim.
The Geodetic Fundamental Station Wettzell in the Bavarian Forest supplies observational contributions to the International Terrestrial Reference System with radio interferometry and laser ranging to artificial satellites. The name was suggested by P. Geffert.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wettzell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wettzell is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38270 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RJ35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.94 km (#15,362 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Rotation period | 8.28 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.251 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.919 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (36061) Haldane
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