Asteroid · 951

Gaspra

Measurements

Effective diameter
12.2 km
Semimajor axis
2.21 AU
Orbital period
1,199.998 Earth days
Orbit, physical values and uncertainties
eccentricity
.1737374595425464 ± 1.0832E-9
semi-major axis
2.209978353670737 au ± 5.3617E-10
perihelion distance
1.826022328859964 au ± 2.4852E-9
inclination; angle with respect to x-y ecliptic plane
4.10465496946464 deg ± 5.3222E-8
longitude of the ascending node
252.9672913251979 deg ± 8.4325E-7
argument of perihelion
130.0037637381037 deg ± 8.7084E-7
mean anomaly
112.9508716440696 deg ± 4.1682E-7
time of perihelion passage
2460823.997778846732 TDB ± 1.2727E-6
sidereal orbital period
1199.997818895033 d ± 4.367E-7
mean motion
.3000005452772328 deg/d ± 1.0918E-10
aphelion distance
2.593934378481511 au ± 6.2932E-10
absolute magnitude
11.49
diameter
12.2 km
extent
18.2x10.5x8.9 km
rotation period
7.042 h
geometric albedo
0.246 ± 0.032
B-V
0.870 ± 0.030
U-B
0.554 ± 0.049
Tholen spectral type
S
SMASSII spectral type
S

Published JPL orbital elements describe their stated epoch; they are not current positions. Small-body diameters can be effective/model-dependent sizes, not spherical shapes. Missing measurements remain unavailable. Pluto’s diameter uses the New Horizons reference rather than an empty SBDB field. Orbital epoch: JD 2461200.5 TDB.

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Missions & milestones

1 launches · 0 connected events

These are target-related flights and every connected programme record in the production catalogue. A connected event may concern another stage or target of the same journey. Launch outcome does not establish arrival or current operation.

TARGET-RELATED FLIGHT

STS-34 (Galileo)

October 18, 1989 · UTC

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