(961) Gunnie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1921 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Gunnie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gunnie is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 961 |
| Provisional designation | A921 TH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 36.6 km (#1,086 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Rotation period | 21.4 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0938 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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