(1672) Gezelle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1935 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Gezelle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gezelle is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1672 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 BD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.2 km (#1,606 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Rotation period | 40.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 4.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.279 |
| Inclination | 1.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.