2732 Witt

2732 Witt
Discovery [1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date19 March 1926
Designations
(2732) Witt
Named after
Carl Gustav Witt
(German astronomer)
1926 FG · 1935 DF
1965 UP1 · 1969 RD
1978 PQ1 · 1979 YL6
main-belt [1][2] · (middle)
Witt [3]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc92.02 yr (33,612 d)
Aphelion2.8250 AU
Perihelion2.6961 AU
2.7606 AU
Eccentricity0.0234
4.59 yr (1,675 d)
129.05°
0° 12m 53.64s / day
Inclination6.4925°
145.08°
276.05°
Physical characteristics
11.001±0.291 km[4]
0.305±0.022[4]
SMASS = A [2]
11.8[2]

2732 Witt, provisional designation 1926 FG, is a bright asteroid and namesake of the Witt family located in the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers (7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 19 March 1926, by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Heidelberg, Germany. The unusual A-type asteroid was named after astronomer Carl Gustav Witt.[1][2]

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