1184 Gaea

1184 Gaea
Discovery[1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date5 September 1926
Designations
(1184) Gaea
Pronunciation/ˈdʒiːə/[2]
Named after
Gaea (Gaia)[3]
(Greek mythology)
1926 RE · 1930 OE
1931 XG
main-belt · (middle)[4]
Aeria[5]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc91.06 yr (33,260 days)
Aphelion2.8555 AU
Perihelion2.4804 AU
2.6680 AU
Eccentricity0.0703
4.36 yr (1,592 days)
0.0836°
0° 13m 34.32s / day
Inclination11.315°
355.75°
311.34°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions11.783±0.296 km[6]
12.048±0.146 km[7]
26.52 km (calculated)[4]
2.94±0.06 h[8]
0.10 (assumed)[4][a]
0.4512±0.0298[7]
0.462±0.061[6]
S/C (assumed)[4][a]
11.0[1][4] · 11.1[7] · 11.42±0.31[9]

1184 Gaea, provisional designation 1926 RE, is an Aerian asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 September 1926, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[10] The asteroid was named after the goddess of Earth, Gaea (Gaia), from Greek mythology.[3]

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