(321024) Gijon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 June 2008 by J. Lacruz at La Canada.
Gijon (Xixón in Asturian) is the largest city and municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Located on the Bay of Biscay, Gijon is the hometown of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gijon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gijon is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 321024 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 MD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 7.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.