(710) Gertrud Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 February 1911 by J. Palisa at Vienna.

Where Gertrud is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gertrud is 3.34 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number710
Provisional designationA911 DB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.2 km (#1,409 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0750
Rotation period8.29 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.13
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.54 au
Eccentricity0.130
Inclination1.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.72 au

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

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