(2732) Witt Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1926 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Witt is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsWittWitt

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Witt is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2732
Provisional designation1926 FG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.0 km (#4,564 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.305
Rotation period12.6 hours
Spectral typeA
Absolute magnitude (H)12.02
Orbital period4.59 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.0260
Inclination6.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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