300 Geraldina
Outer main-belt asteroid
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300 Geraldina is a large Main belt asteroid.[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on October 3, 1890, in Nice. The origin of the name is unknown.[2] It is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 3.21 AU with a period of 5.74 yr and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.057. The orbital plane is tilted at an angle of 0.73° to the plane of the ecliptic.[1]
Discoverydate3 October 1890
(300) Geraldina
A890 TB, 1923 LB
1933 BV, 1950 DV
1953 PJ, 1953 RO1
1961 AD
1933 BV, 1950 DV
1953 PJ, 1953 RO1
1961 AD
Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 3 October 1890 |
| Designations | |
| (300) Geraldina | |
| A890 TB, 1923 LB 1933 BV, 1950 DV 1953 PJ, 1953 RO1 1961 AD | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 115.84 yr (42,312 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.38735 AU (506.740 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 3.02385 AU (452.362 Gm) |
| 3.20560 AU (479.551 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.056698 |
| 5.74 yr (2,096.3 d) | |
| 312.717° | |
| 0° 10m 18.221s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.732270° |
| 42.6693° | |
| 325.681° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 80.18±2.3 km |
| 6.8423 h (0.28510 d) | |
| 0.0397±0.002 | |
| 9.8 | |
Light curve analysis based on photometric observations of this asteroid made during 2005 show a rotation period of 6.842±0.001 h with a brightness variation of 0.18 in magnitude.[3]
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