657 Gunlöd

657 Gunlöd

Name
Name Gunlöd
Designation 1908 BV; 1927 SC;
1929 AM; 1936 YJ
Discovery
Discoverer August Kopff
Discovery date January 23, 1908
Discovery site Heidelberg
Orbital elements
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.115
Semimajor axis (a) 2.610 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.310 AU
Aphelion (Q) 2.911 AU
Orbital period (P) 4.218 a
Inclination (i) 10.218°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 297.813°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 245.326°
Mean anomaly (M) 352.323°

657 Gunlöd is a C-type asteroid orbiting in the Main belt near the Eunomia family. However, it is not a family member but an un-related interloper in the region because its composition is inconsistent with membership. Its diameter is about 43 km, its albedo around 0.042[1], and its rotation period is 15.7 hours[2].

References

  1. PDS lightcurve data

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