(73692) Gurtler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
German astronomer Joachim Gürtler (b.1939) researched and lectured at the Astrophysical Institute of the University of Jena. His main research field was the interstellar medium. He is co-discoverer of the IR carbon dioxide ice band in spectra of molecular clouds. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gurtler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gurtler is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73692 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RL3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.86 km (#15,541 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Rotation period | 6.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 8.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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