(1184) Gaea
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Asteroid (1184) Gaea |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6682 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0728 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.474 AU - 2.8623 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.306 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,358 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.23 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 12 km |
| Absolute brightness | 11.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | September 5, 1926 |
| Another name | 1926 RE, 1930 OE, 1931 XG |
| 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. | |
(1184) Gaea is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 5, 1926 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the Greek goddess Gaia .