(891) Gunhild Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 May 1918 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Gunhild is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gunhild is 2.79 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 891 |
| Provisional designation | A918 KB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 55.7 km (#646 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 11.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0258 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.