(492) Gismonda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 September 1902 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Gismonda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gismonda is 3.59 au from the Sun and 4.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number492
Provisional designationA902 RF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter53.4 km (#679 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0690
Rotation period6.49 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.98
Orbital period5.48 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 3.68 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination1.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

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

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