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 28 February 1911 from Vienna.

710 Gertrud
Discovery
Discovered byJ. Palisa
Discovery siteVienna Obs.
Discovery date28 February 1911
Designations
(710) Gertrud
1911 LM
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc105.01 yr (38355 d)
Aphelion3.5537 AU (531.63 Gm)
Perihelion2.7105 AU (405.49 Gm)
3.1321 AU (468.56 Gm)
Eccentricity0.13461
5.54 yr (2024.7 d)
303.093°
0° 10m 40.116s / day
Inclination1.7508°
140.193°
99.5550°
Physical characteristics
13.405±0.75 km
8.288 h (0.3453 d)
0.0893±0.011
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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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Yeomans, Donald K., "710 Gertrud", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
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