1199 Geldonia

1199 Geldonia
Discovery[1]
Discovered byE. Delporte
Discovery siteUccle Obs.
Discovery date14 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 arc95.48 yr (34,873 days)
Aphelion3.1016 AU
Perihelion2.9337 AU
3.0177 AU
Eccentricity0.0278
5.24 yr (1,915 days)
324.45°
0° 11m 16.8s / day
Inclination8.7917°
235.63°
291.33°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions30.395±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]

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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