1001 Gaussia
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1001 Gaussia
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky |
| Discovery date | August 8, 1923 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Carl Friedrich Gauss |
| Alternate name(s) | none |
| Epoch March 6, 2006 (JD 2453800.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.635 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.773 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 3.204 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Orbital period | 5.734 years |
| Average orbital speed | 16.565 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 123.699 |
| Inclination | 9.313° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 259.568 |
| Argument of perihelion | 139.950 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 78 km |
1001 Gaussia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1923 OA. Later it was named after the mathematician Carl F. Gauss. It has a mean visual magnitude of 9.77. Observation of the change in magnitude of this minor planet suggests it has a rotation period of 9.127 ± 0.002 h. Over this period it undergoes variation in magnitude of 0.16.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Bonzo, Dimitrij; Carbognani, Albino (July 2010), "Lightcurves and Periods for Asteroids 1001 Gaussia, 1060 Magnolia, 1750 Eckert, 2888 Hodgson, and 3534 Sax", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 37 (3): 93–95, Bibcode 2010MPBu...37...93B
External links
- NASA JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 1001 Gaussia
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
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