(4102) Gergana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1988 by V. G. Ivanova at Smolyan.
Gergana Georgieva Gelkova (b. 2000) is the adorable grandniece of the discoverer. The name also honors the discoverer's parents, combining their first names Georgy and Ana.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gergana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gergana is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4102 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 TE3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.176 |
| Rotation period | 5.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0705 |
| Inclination | 9.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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