Discovered by August Kopff Alternative names 1909 HF Aphelion 3.2844 AU (491.34 Gm) Discovered 15 August 1909 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 15 August 1909 Observation arc 106.67 yr (38960 d) Perihelion 1.8987 AU (284.04 Gm) Inclination 15.672° Discoverer August Kopff | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 528 Rezia, 679 Pax, 509 Iolanda, 417 Suevia, 625 Xenia | ||
686 Gersuind is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on August 15, 1909 from Heidelberg.
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.
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