(686) Gersuind Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 1909 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
Where Gersuind is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gersuind is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 686 |
| Provisional designation | A909 QA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 55.3 km (#653 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Rotation period | 6.31 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.962 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (593) Titania
- (595) Polyxena
- (596) Scheila
- (606) Brangane
- (607) Jenny
- (608) Adolfine
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