122 Gerda

outer main-belt asteroid
Thing asteroid Q137099
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Summary

122 Gerda is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 47 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 122 Gerda is credited with the discovery of Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters[3].
  • 122 Gerda's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 122 Gerda's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Litchfield Observatory[5].
  • Gerðr is named after 122 Gerda[6].
  • 122 Gerda followed 121 Hermione[7].
  • 122 Gerda was followed by 123 Brunhild[8].
  • 122 Gerda's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 122 Gerda's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[10].
  • 122 Gerda's Commons category is recorded as 122 Gerda[11].
  • 122 Gerda's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[12].
  • 122 Gerda's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 TQ1[13].
  • 122 Gerda's provisional designation is recorded as A872 OA[14].
  • 122 Gerda's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 31, 1872[15].
  • 122 Gerda's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[16].
  • 122 Gerda's asteroid spectral type is recorded as L-type asteroid[17].
  • 122 Gerda's significant event is recorded as naming[18].
  • 122 Gerda's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0228337002191159'}[19].
  • 122 Gerda's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.67'}[20].
  • 122 Gerda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+1.639'}[21].
  • 122 Gerda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+1.643362259771441'}[22].
  • 122 Gerda's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'petagram', 'amount': '+570'}[23].
  • 122 Gerda's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+2116.347874111524'}[24].
  • 122 Gerda's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'hour', 'amount': '+10.685'}[25].
  • 122 Gerda's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+177.9479435606137'}[26].
  • 122 Gerda's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'astronomical unit', 'amount': '+3.225960803525369'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

122 Gerda's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Gerðr is named after 122 Gerda[6].

Why It Matters

122 Gerda has Wikipedia articles in 47 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (Sixth Revised and Enlarged Edition). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Kwamikagami · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/037dql
    Significant event → naming
    Followed by → 123 Brunhild
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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