(13033) Gardon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The Gardon (or Gard) is a river in southern France. It rises in the mountains of the Cévennes. After passing the cities of Saint Jean and Alès in the Gard département, the river ends its 133-km journey at the Rhône. A Roman aqueduct crosses the river at Pont du Gard.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gardon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gardon is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13033 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 TB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.47 km (#11,702 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.293 |
| Rotation period | 0.970 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0395 |
| Inclination | 6.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (8837) London
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- (11871) Norge
- (12261) Ledouanier
- (13032) Tarn
- (17439) Juliesan
- (21029) Adorno