(2742) Gibson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1981 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Gibson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gibson is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2742 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,706 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 20.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0657 |
| Inclination | 3.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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