(1073) Gellivara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1923 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Gellivara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gellivara is 3.42 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1073 |
| Provisional designation | A923 RW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.0 km (#1,614 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 11.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 1.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.