(13912) Gammelgarn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Named after a small parish on Gotland, Sweden. Here can be found a well-preserved defensive tower close to the old church.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gammelgarn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gammelgarn is 2.06 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13912 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 QA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.68 km (#13,513 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 1.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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