(1765) Wrubel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 December 1957 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Wrubel is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wrubel is 3.75 au from the Sun and 4.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1765
Provisional designation1957 XB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter38.3 km (#1,022 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.130
Rotation period5.26 hours
Spectral typeDX
Absolute magnitude (H)10.04
Orbital period5.66 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.75 au
Eccentricity0.181
Inclination19.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

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

Also discovered on 15 December 1957

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