681 Gorgo

681 Gorgo is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

681 Gorgo

Modelled shape of Gorgo from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by	August Kopff
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	13 May 1909
Designations
MPC designation	(681) Gorgo
Pronunciation	/ˈɡɔːrɡoʊ/
Alternative designations	1909 GZ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	83.58 yr (30526 d)
Aphelion	3.4247 AU (512.33 Gm)
Perihelion	2.7859 AU (416.76 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.1053 AU (464.55 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.10287
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.47 yr (1998.7 d)
Mean anomaly	145.868°
Mean motion	0° 10m 48.396s / day
Inclination	12.580°
Longitude of ascending node	177.985°
Argument of perihelion	117.024°
Physical characteristics
Synodic rotation period	6.4606 h (0.26919 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.8

'Gorgo' is German for Gorgon. However, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Antonio Paluzie-Borrell suggest it may refer to "King of Salamine, in the 5th century B.C., who accompanied Xerxes in Greece."^[2]