(2105) Gudy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 February 1976 by H.-E. Schuster at La Silla.

Where Gudy is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGudyGudy

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gudy is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2105
Provisional designation1976 DA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.7 km (#2,244 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.138
Rotation period15.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.46
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.150
Inclination29.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

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