Discovered by S. Belyavskij MPC designation 1001 Gaussia Observation arc 108.25 yr (39540 days) Discovered 8 August 1923 | Discovery date 8 August 1923 Minor planet category main-belt (outer) Orbital period 2,093 days Orbits Sun | |
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Alternative names 1923 OA · A907 XCA911 MD Similar 1002 Olbersia, 1056 Azalea, 107 Camilla, 1102 Pepita, Asteroid belt | ||
1001 Gaussia is a main-belt asteroid about 75 kilometers in diameter. Initially it received the designation 1923 OA. Later it was named after the mathematician Carl F. Gauss. It has a mean visual magnitude of 9.77. Observation of the change in magnitude of this minor planet suggests it has a rotation period of 9.127 ± 0.002 h. Over this period it undergoes variation in magnitude of 0.16.
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