(1941) Wild Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Wild is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wild is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1941 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 TN1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.1 km (#2,645 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Rotation period | 48.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.85 |
| Orbital period | 7.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 5.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.289 |
| Inclination | 3.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 October 1931
- (1204) Renzia
- (1205) Ebella
- (1223) Neckar
- (1782) Schneller
- (3379) Oishi
- (3555) Miyasaka
- (3775) Ellenbeth
- (4755) Nicky