(681) Gorgon
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Asteroid (681) Gorgon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.104 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.783 AU - 3.425 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.6 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 178 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 118 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 26, 2008 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 171 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.9 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 20 km |
| Absolute brightness | 10.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | May 13, 1909 |
| Another name | 1909 GZ, 1949 UO, 1954 RD |
| 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. | |
(681) Gorgo is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 13, 1909 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the mythological Greek monsters of the Gorgons .