(1001) Gaussia

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Asteroid
(1001) Gaussia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.2031  AU
eccentricity 0.1347
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7715 AU - 3.6347 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.313 °
Sidereal period 5.733 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.64 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (75 ± 4) km
Albedo 0.039
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 9.5 likes
history
Explorer SI Beljawski
Date of discovery August 8, 1923
Another name 1923 OA, A907 XC, A911 MD
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(1001) Gaussia is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 8, 1923 by the Russian astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Beljawski at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .

The asteroid was named after the German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauß .

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