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710 Gertrud

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Discovered by
  
J. Palisa

Alternative names
  
1911 LM

Aphelion
  
3.5537 AU (531.63 Gm)

Discovered
  
28 February 1911

Discoverer
  
Johann Palisa

Discovery site
  
Vienna Observatory

Discovery date
  
28 February 1911

Observation arc
  
105.01 yr (38355 d)

Perihelion
  
2.7105 AU (405.49 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid family
  
Themis family

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Similar
  
242 Kriemhild, 220 Stephania, 265 Anna, 266 Aline, 276 Adelheid

710 Gertrud is a Themistian asteroid, which means it is a member of the Themis family of asteroids. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on February 28, 1911 from Vienna.

The light curve of 710 Gertrud shows a periodicity of 10.02 ± 0.03 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.35 ± 0.04 in magnitude.

References

710 Gertrud Wikipedia