(721153) Gunda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 January 2003 by F. Hormuth at La Silla.

Gunda Hormuth (b. 1947) is the mother of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gunda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGundaGunda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gunda is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number721153
Provisional designation2003 AM93
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.01
Orbital period5.19 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 3.64 au
Eccentricity0.214
Inclination15.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

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

Also discovered on 7 January 2003

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