(1382) Gerti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Gerti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gerti is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1382 |
| Provisional designation | 1925 BB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,107 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 3.08 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 1.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.913 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.