(1710) Gothard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1941 by G. Kulin at Konkoly.
Named in memory of Jeno Gothard (1857-1909), a Hungarian astronomer who discovered the central star in M57.Naming citation (MPC 5183), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gothard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gothard is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1710 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 UF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.84 km (#5,200 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Rotation period | 4.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 8.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.692 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.