681 Gorgo

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681 Gorgo
000681-asteroid shape model (681) Gorgo.png
Modelled shape of Gorgo from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by August Kopff
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date13 May 1909
Designations
(681) Gorgo
Pronunciation /ˈɡɔːrɡ/
1909 GZ
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 83.58 yr (30526 d)
Aphelion 3.4247  AU (512.33  Gm)
Perihelion 2.7859 AU (416.76 Gm)
3.1053 AU (464.55 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.10287
5.47 yr (1998.7 d)
145.868°
0° 10m 48.396s / day
Inclination 12.580°
177.985°
117.024°
Physical characteristics
6.4606  h (0.26919  d)
10.8

    681 Gorgo is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

    'Gorgo' is German for Gorgon. However, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Antonio Paluzie-Borrell suggest it may refer to "King of Salamine, in the 5th century B.C., who accompanied Xerxes in Greece." [2]

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    References

    1. "681 Gorgo (1909 GZ)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 5 May 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(681) Gorgo". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (681) Gorgo. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 73. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_771. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.