(300) Geraldina

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Asteroid
(300) Geraldina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.206  AU
eccentricity 0.054
Perihelion - aphelion 3.033 AU - 3.379 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.7 °
Length of the ascending node 42.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 331.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion September 6, 2011
Sidereal period 5 a 271 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.6 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 80 km
Albedo 0.0397
Rotation period 6 h 51 min
Absolute brightness 9.6 likes
history
Explorer A. Charlois
Date of discovery October 3, 1890
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(300) Geraldina is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which on October 3, 1890 by Auguste Charlois on Observatory of Nice was discovered.

Geraldina moves at a distance of 3.0391 ( perihelion ) to 3.3736 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 5.7415 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 0.7406 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0521.

Geraldina has a diameter of 80 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.040.

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