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Geranium
Discovery
Discovered byReinmuth, K.
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date5 October 1931
Designations
1227
Named after
Geranium
1931 TD
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc84.53 yr (30875 days)
Aphelion3.8342779 AU (573.59981 Gm)
Perihelion2.6019107 AU (389.24030 Gm)
3.218094 AU (481.4200 Gm)
Eccentricity0.1914747
5.77 yr (2108.6 d)
315.43856°
0° 10m 14.623s / day
Inclination16.49205°
0.7014505°
302.80021°
Earth MOID1.62984 AU (243.821 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.72891 AU (258.641 Gm)
TJupiter3.097
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
20.91±0.9 km
12.363 h (0.5151 d)
0.0921±0.008
10.8

1227 Geranium (1931 TD) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 5, 1931, by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg.[2]

It was later named after the genus of plants, Geranium.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1227 Geranium (1931 TD)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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