Strittmatter

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Outer Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Strittmatter is a mid-sized asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter in the outer reaches of the main asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Strittmatter as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Strittmatter orbits the sun every 2,130 days (5.83 years), coming as close as 3.08 AU and reaching as far as 3.40 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Strittmatter is probably between 3.878 to 8.670 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.

The rotation of Strittmatter has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 106.53 hours.

No Close Approaches

Strittmatter's orbit is 2.08 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Strittmatter's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Jan. 2, 2000. It was last officially observed on April 22, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,497 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Strittmatter:

• 108 Hecuba (A869 GB)
• 122 Gerda (A872 OA)
• 580 Selene (A905 YB)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Strittmatter is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.

Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Strittmatter to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.