(681) Gorgo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1909 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
Where Gorgo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gorgo is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 681 |
| Provisional designation | A909 JB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.4 km (#2,158 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 6.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0999 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (607) Jenny
- (608) Adolfine
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