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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Eugène Joseph Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle |
| Discovery date | September 14, 1931 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1199 |
| Named after | Jodoigne |
| Alternate name(s) | 1931 RF |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1010780 |
| Peri | 2.9352586 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0274702 |
| Orbital period | 1915.1977056 |
| Mean anomaly | 60.45921 |
| Inclination | 8.77232 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 236.06985 |
| Argument of peri | 276.45545 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Albedo | 0.1299 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.36 |
1199 Geldonia (1931 RF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 1931 by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle. It was named for the Latin name of Jodoigne, the town of birth of the discoverer.
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