(951) Gaspra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 1916 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
Where Gaspra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaspra is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 951 |
| Provisional designation | A916 OJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,001 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Rotation period | 7.04 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 4.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (751) Faina
- (752) Sulamitis
- (753) Tiflis
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- (768) Struveana
- (769) Tatjana
- (779) Nina
- (780) Armenia
- (781) Kartvelia
- (787) Moskva
- (789) Lena
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