1199 Geldonia

Summary

1199 Geldonia is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1199 Geldonia is credited with the discovery of Eugène Joseph Delporte^[3].
• 1199 Geldonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1199 Geldonia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[5].
• Jodoigne is named after 1199 Geldonia^[6].
• 1199 Geldonia's follows is recorded as 1198 Atlantis^[7].
• 1199 Geldonia's followed by is recorded as 1200 Imperatrix^[8].
• 1199 Geldonia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1199 Geldonia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1199 Geldonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 MB^[11].
• 1199 Geldonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 RF^[12].
• 1199 Geldonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1946 OH^[13].
• 1199 Geldonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1958 WC^[14].
• 1199 Geldonia's provisional designation is recorded as A921 TF^[15].
• 1199 Geldonia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1931-09-14T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 1199 Geldonia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2lm8^[17].
• 1199 Geldonia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001199^[18].
• 1199 Geldonia's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[19].
• 1199 Geldonia's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 1199 Geldonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.027301'}^[21].
• 1199 Geldonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0279319'}^[22].
• 1199 Geldonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03299445133511247'}^[23].
• 1199 Geldonia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.36'}^[24].
• 1199 Geldonia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.33'}^[25].
• 1199 Geldonia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.79172'}^[26].
• 1199 Geldonia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.779821742362556'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1199 Geldonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jodoigne is named after 1199 Geldonia^[6].

Why It Matters

1199 Geldonia ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]