(2937) Gibbs Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 14 June 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Gibbs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gibbs is 1.64 au from the Sun and 0.952 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2937 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 LA |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.04 km (#10,543 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.380 |
| Rotation period | 2.98 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.62 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.303 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.729 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 June 1980
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- (2383) Bradley
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- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
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