(799) Gudula Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 March 1915 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Gudula is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gudula is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number799
Provisional designationA915 EA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter47.2 km (#808 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0600
Rotation period14.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.25
Orbital period4.05 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.0212
Inclination5.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.49 au

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

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