2732 Witt
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.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 19 March 1926 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (2732) Witt |
Named after | Carl Gustav Witt (German astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1926 FG · 1935 DF 1965 UP1 · 1969 RD 1978 PQ1 · 1979 YL6 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (middle) Witt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 92.02 yr (33,612 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8250 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6961 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.7606 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0234 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.59 yr (1,675 d) |
Mean anomaly | 129.05° |
Mean motion | 0° 12m 53.64s / day |
| Inclination | 6.4925° |
Longitude of ascending node | 145.08° |
| 276.05° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 11.001±0.291 km |
| 0.305±0.022 | |
| SMASS = A | |
| 11.8 | |
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