(777) Gutemberga Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 January 1914 by F. Kaiser at Heidelberg.

Where Gutemberga is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGutembergaGutemberga

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gutemberga is 3.41 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number777
Provisional designationA914 BF
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter71.7 km (#450 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0420
Rotation period12.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.77
Orbital period5.77 years
Semi-major axis3.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination12.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.88 au

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

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