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Discovery[1]
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| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | September 5, 1926 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1184 |
| Named after | Gaia |
| Alternate name(s) | 1926 RE, 1930 OE, 1931 XG |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8612360 |
| Peri | 2.4725512 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0728722 |
| Orbital period | 1590.7683822 |
| Mean anomaly | 311.50401 |
| Inclination | 11.31342 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 355.79666 |
| Argument of peri | 310.12710 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.1 |
1184 Gaea (1926 RE) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 5, 1926 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
This asteroid is named after Gaea (Gaia), goddess of Earth in Greek mythology, who was wife of Uranus.
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