(1227) Geranium
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Asteroid (1227) Geranium |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.2224 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1885 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6151 AU - 3.8297 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 16.423 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,785 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.59 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 41.82 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.092 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10,714 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | October 5, 1931 |
| Another name | 1931 TD, 1934 CL 1 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1227) Geranium is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 5, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the geranium genus .
The initials of the asteroids with the numbers 1227 to 1234, which were all discovered by Reinmuth, together form G STRACKE , the name of the German astronomer and calculator of asteroid orbits Gustav Stracke , who had asked that no asteroid should be named after him (see there).