(2278) Gotz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1953 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Gotz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gotz is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2278 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 GE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,185 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Spectral type | FC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 4.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 April 1953
- (1660) Wood
- (2214) Carol
- (2652) Yabuuti
- (2806) Graz
- (3939) Huruhata
- (7103) Wichmann
- (7542) Johnpond
- (13473) Hokema
More named asteroids discovered by K. Reinmuth
- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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