(58145) Gus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 1986 by M. Rudnyk at Palomar.
The discoverer’s father Augustin J. “Gus” Rudnyk (1927–2011) always encouraged his son in science and art. A WW2 veteran (US Army/Counter Intelligence Corps), he also worked on: communications systems for the Lunar Excursion Module for NASA’s Apollo lunar program; Space Shuttle data systems; and numerous US Defense intelligence satellite programs.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Gus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gus is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58145 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 PT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.07 km (#12,558 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Rotation period | 79.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 4.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.826 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.