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Beltrovata

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2368 Beltrovata (1977 RA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.554 AU
True anomaly
72.69°
Distance from Earth
0.776 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Beltrovata — 1.554 AU from the Sun Beltrovata
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Beltrovata is 0.776 AU from Earth today (6.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
04h 55m 02s
Declination
+32° 07′ 24″
Constellation
Auriga
Distance from Earth
0.77 AU
Elongation from the Sun
122.39° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.105 AU
Eccentricity
0.4135
Inclination
5.22°
Orbital period
3.05 years
Perihelion
1.235 AU
Aphelion
2.975 AU
Longitude of ascending node
287.29°
Argument of periapsis
43.03°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 90.3 LD
0.232 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.625

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
3,179
Data arc
49.09 years
First observed
4 September 1977
Last observed
7 October 2026
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 October 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
1.15 km
Rotation period
5.79 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.27
Absolute magnitude (H)
15.18
Colour index (B–V)
0.83
Spectral type (Tholen)
SQ
Colour index (U–B)
0.52

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Wild, P.
Discovery date
4 September 1977
Discovery site
Zimmerwald

This Amor object shares the name given by the Zurich-born writer Gottfried Keller to his friend Betty Tendering. Keller's novel “Der Grune Heinrich” contains a comparable character in Dortchen Schonfund.

Also known as 2368 · 1977 RA

Amor Near-Earth Object Named

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