(316) Goberta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1891 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Goberta is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goberta is 3.43 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number316
Provisional designationA891 RC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter56.1 km (#643 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0610
Rotation period8.61 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.16
Orbital period5.68 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.59 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination2.35°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.79 au

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

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