(1562) Gondolatsch Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 March 1943 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Gondolatsch is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gondolatsch is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1562
Provisional designation1943 EE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.59 km (#5,360 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.366
Rotation period8.78 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.04
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.40 au
Eccentricity0.0776
Inclination4.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

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