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2937 Gibbs

asteroid
Place asteroid Q533737

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
2936 Nechvíle[4]
Followed by
2938 Hopi[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.2, +13.35[15][16]
Albedo
+0.38[35]
Apoapsis
+3.023, +3.022603649023412[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+71.83175, +71.79822921152727[30][31]
Diameter
+5.035[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+265.71173, +265.6524015231794[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+217.52576, +278.4662337194637[32][33]
Minor planet group
Mars-crossing asteroid, asteroid belt[6][7]
Named after
Josiah Willard Gibbs[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.3 (0.3–0.3, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+21.75768, +21.76921717584434[17][18]
Orbital period
+3.53, +1290.560483364208[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+1.6165974, +1.617025693699037[28][29]
Provisional designation
1980 LA[9]
Rotation period
+2.982[21]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3199302, +2.319814671361224[24][25]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
June 14, 1980[10]
Time of periapsis
+2461292.789602282[37]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y2pq7
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002937
Minor Planet Center body ID
2937

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🔗 Connections
Minor planet group 2
asteroid belt, Mars-crossing asteroid
Discoverer or inventor 1
Edward L. G. Bowell
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
2938 Hopi
Followed by (predecessor) 1
2938 Hopi
Follows 1
2936 Nechvíle
Instance of 1
asteroid
Named after 1
Josiah Willard Gibbs
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
2936 Nechvíle
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Anderson Mesa Station
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Related Entities

Edward L. G. Bowell Josiah Willard Gibbs

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → Mars-crossing asteroid, asteroid belt
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.53'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1290.560483364208'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3199302'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.319814671361224'}
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