(9507) Gottfried Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Gottfried of Brabant, brother of Elsa, was changed into a swan by Ortrud, wife of Telramund. After Ortrud's death he again became a human being, as Lohengrin had to leave Elsa.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gottfried is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gottfried is 1.82 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9507 |
| Provisional designation | 5447 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.07 km (#15,030 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.391 |
| Rotation period | 91.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 8.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.786 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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