Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.233 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.0276
  • Inclination: 1.64 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 178.09 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 318.65 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 249.09 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 70.67600 km
  • Magnitude: 7.74
  • Albedo: 0.297
  • Spectral type (Tholen): ST
  • Spectral type (SMASS): L

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2448328.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 10.68724
  • Spin latitude: 22.0
  • Spin longitude: 22.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Gerda is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.