(4782) Gembloux Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 1980 by Debehogne, H., Houziaux, L. at Haute Provence.

Where Gembloux is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gembloux is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4782
Provisional designation1980 TH3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.5 km (#4,306 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.135
Absolute magnitude (H)12.33
Orbital period4.78 years
Semi-major axis2.84 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.0759
Inclination1.33°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 14 October 1980

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