(9577) Gropius Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Named for the German architect Walter Gropius (1883-1969), born in Berlin and one of the most fascinating representatives of twentieth-century architecture. He turned away from all historical influence and favored expedient, glass and concrete constructions. In 1919, he founded the Bauhaus in Weimar and was its director until 1928. In 1933 he emigrated to England. From 1937 to 1952 he taught at Harvard University, where he founded an architecture school and the Architects Collaborative and built the Harvard Graduate Center. His public works can be found in Berlin, Dessau, Chicago, Athens, and New York (notably the Pan Am Building).Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gropius is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gropius is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	9577
Provisional designation	1989 CE5
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Rotation period	27.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.28
Orbital period	3.76 years
Semi-major axis	2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.11 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity	0.127
Inclination	1.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.10 au

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

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