686 Gersuind
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686 Gersuind is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on 15 August 1909 from Heidelberg. It was named after a character in Gerhart Hauptmann's play Gersuind.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | August Kopff |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 15 August 1909 |
Designations | |
(686) Gersuind | |
1909 HF | |
main-belt · (middle) Gersuind | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 106.67 yr (38960 d) |
Aphelion | 3.2844 AU (491.34 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.8987 AU (284.04 Gm) |
2.5915 AU (387.68 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.26736 |
4.17 yr (1523.8 d) | |
236.17° | |
0° 14m 10.5s / day | |
Inclination | 15.672° |
243.103° | |
88.883° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 20.565±2.25 km |
6.3127 h (0.26303 d) | |
0.1416±0.037 | |
9.67 | |
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This object is the namesake of a family of 40–207 asteroids that share similar spectral properties and orbital elements; hence they may have arisen from the same collisional event. All members have a relatively high orbital inclination.[2]