(1337) Gerarda

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Asteroid
(1337) Gerarda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.9089  AU
eccentricity 0.1017
Perihelion - aphelion 2.613 AU - 3.2048 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 17.989 °
Sidereal period 4,961 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.46 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 38.86 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.044
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 12.520 h
Absolute brightness 11,118 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer H. van Gent
Date of discovery September 9, 1934
Another name 1934 RA 1 , 1942 EE 1
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1337) Gerarda is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 9, 1934 by the Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg .

The asteroid is named after the wife of G. Pels , a computational assistant at the Leiden observatory.

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