(764) Gedania Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1913 by F. Kaiser at Heidelberg.

Where Gedania is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGedaniaGedania

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gedania is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number764
Provisional designationA913 SF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter58.3 km (#612 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0840
Rotation period25.0 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.67
Orbital period5.71 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.90 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.0922
Inclination10.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.92 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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