(1049) Gotho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Gotho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gotho is 3.52 au from the Sun and 4.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1049 |
| Provisional designation | 1925 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 56.3 km (#641 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.00800 |
| Rotation period | 8.47 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1925
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- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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