(1346) Gotha Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 February 1929 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Gotha is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGothaGotha

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gotha is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1346
Provisional designation1929 CY
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.7 km (#3,475 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.278
Rotation period2.64 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.38
Orbital period4.26 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.176
Inclination13.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

Also discovered on 5 February 1929

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