(1188) Gothlandia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1930 by J. Comas Sola at Barcelona.

Where Gothlandia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gothlandia is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1188
Provisional designation1930 SB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.7 km (#3,848 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.273
Rotation period3.49 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)11.68
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.79 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.181
Inclination4.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.793 au

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

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