(9708) Gouka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
On 1901 Sept. 1 Adriaan Jacobus Gouka (1879-1963) and Christiaan A. C. Nell founded NVWS, the Dutch Astronomical and Meteorological Society. The name was suggested by H. van Woerden.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gouka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gouka is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9708 |
| Provisional designation | 4140 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 14.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 5.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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