1227 Geranium
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | October 5, 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1227 |
Named after | Geranium |
| 1931 TD | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.8327639 |
| Perihelion | 2.6149175 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1888813 |
| 2114.2618768 | |
| 167.78060 | |
| Inclination | 16.41878 |
| 1.60178 | |
| 299.23126 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.0921 |
| 10.10 | |
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1227 Geranium (1931 TD) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 5, 1931 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg.[1]
It was later named after the genus of plants, Geranium.[2]
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References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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