1184 Gaea

Gaea
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date September 5, 1926
Designations
MPC designation 1184
Named after
Gaia
1926 RE, 1930 OE, 1931 XG
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.8612360
Perihelion 2.4725512
Eccentricity 0.0728722
1590.7683822
311.50401
Inclination 11.31342
355.79666
310.12710
Physical characteristics
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.[2]

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA JPL. 2003-08-29. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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