(352) Gisela Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 January 1893 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Gisela is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGiselaGisela

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gisela is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number352
Provisional designationA893 AB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter26.7 km (#1,559 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.195
Rotation period7.49 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.11
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.150
Inclination3.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.872 au

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

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