(1272) Gefion Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Gefion is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gefion is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1272 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 TZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.96 km (#7,700 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.252 |
| Rotation period | 3.09 hours |
| Spectral type | Sl |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 8.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 October 1931
- (1231) Auricula
- (1232) Cortusa
- (1233) Kobresia
- (1271) Isergina
- (2855) Bastian
- (3144) Brosche
- (11434) Lohnert
More named asteroids discovered by K. Reinmuth
- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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