Gaspra
Orbit data
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Object data
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Nomenclature
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Links
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Gaspra
Orbit data
Mean distance from the star
Sun
330.570.000
km
2,2097
AU
Minimum distance from the star
Sun
(
perihelion
)
273.090.000
km
Maximum distance from the star
Sun
(
aphelion
)
388.050.000
km
Orbital period around the star
Sun
(
sideric
)
3,28
y
Orbital
inclination
4,102
°
Eccentricity
of the orbit around the star
Sun
0,1739
Object data
Discovered by
Grigoriy Nikolajewitsch Neujmin
1916
Mass
1,0 × 10
16
kg
Equatorial radius
6,1
km
Mean density
2,7
g/cm³
Rotational period
7,042
h
Albedo
0,22
Apparent magnitude
+ 11,5
m
vis
Nomenclature
Gaspra
was named by its discoverer Neujmin for a resort on the Crimean peninsula.
Links
NASA National Space Science Data Center -
Asteroids and Comets
The Solar System -
Asteroids
Compiled by Marc Sulfridge
Asteroid Density, Porosity and Structure
D.T. Britt, D. Yeomans, K. Housen, G. Consolmagno
(3500 kB)
NASA/JPL (Galileo) -
Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Jul 12th 1998) - 640 × 480
(170 kB)
Welcome to the Planets
Online version of the "Planetary Data System Educational CD-ROM"
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Bernd Onasch
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