1237 Geneviève
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Reiss |
| Discovery site | Algiers Observatory |
| Discovery date | 2 December 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1237 Genevieve |
|
Named after
|
Geneviève Reiss (daughter of discoverer)[2] |
| 1931 XB · 1929 GA 1984 MM · A908 HA |
|
| main-belt · (middle) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.89 yr (30,641 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8158 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4090 AU |
| 2.6124 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0778 |
| 4.22 yr (1,542 days) | |
| 342.41° | |
| Inclination | 9.7335° |
| 57.878° | |
| 305.94° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 39.81 km[4] 40.67±0.61 km[5] 42.987±4.138 km[6] 39.74 km (SIMPS)[3] |
| 16.37 h[7] 24.82±0.07 h[8] |
|
| 0.0585[4] 0.057±0.002[5] 0.0413±0.0070[6] 0.0484 (SIMPS)[3] |
|
| B–V = 0.610 U–B = 0.250 S [3] |
|
| 10.8 | |
1237 Geneviève, provisional designation 1931 XB, is a stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, about 40 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 2 December 1931 by French astronomer Guy Reiss at Algiers Observatory, Algeria, in North Africa.[9]
The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.4–2.8 AU once every 4 years and 3 months (1,542 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.08 and is tilted by 10 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 16.4 hours, with an alternative, provisional measurement of 24.8 hours.[7][8] Based on the surveys carried out by IRAS, Akari, and WISE, its geometric albedo is between 0.04 and 0.06.[4][5][6]
The minor planet was later named after the eldest daughter of the discoverer, Geneviève Reiss.[2] The discoverer also named the asteroids 1300 Marcelle and 1376 Michelle after two of his daughters.
References
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External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1237 Geneviève at the JPL Small-Body Database
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