1199 Geldonia
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1199 Geldonia (provisional designation 1931 RF) is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 September 1931, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle.[11] The asteroid was named after the Belgian town of Jodoigne.[2]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | E. Delporte |
Discovery site | Uccle Obs. |
Discovery date | 14 September 1931 |
Designations | |
(1199) Geldonia | |
Pronunciation | /ɡɛlˈdoʊniə/ |
Named after | Jodoigne[2] (Belgian city) |
1931 RF · 1930 MB 1946 OH · 1958 WC A921 TF | |
main-belt · (outer) Eos[3][4] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 95.48 yr (34,873 days) |
Aphelion | 3.1016 AU |
Perihelion | 2.9337 AU |
3.0177 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0278 |
5.24 yr (1,915 days) | |
324.45° | |
0° 11m 16.8s / day | |
Inclination | 8.7917° |
235.63° | |
291.33° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 30.395±0.243 km[5] 31.25±3.0 km [3][6] 32.858±0.315 km[7] 35.88±0.50 km[8] 36.08±0.58 km[9] |
28.3±0.2 h[10] | |
0.098±0.004[9] 0.098±0.010[8] 0.1182±0.0108[7] 0.1299±0.029[6][3] | |
Tholen = CGTP:[1][3] B–V = 0.760[1] U–B = 0.330[1] | |
10.36[1][3][6][7][8][9] | |
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