(1891) Gondola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1969 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Gondola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gondola is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1891 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Rotation period | 3.98 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0707 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.