1237 Geneviève
Shape model of Geneviève from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Reiss |
| Discovery site | Algiers Obs. |
| Discovery date | 2 December 1931 |
| Designations | |
| (1237) Geneviève | |
Named after | Geneviève Reiss (daughter of discoverer) |
| 1931 XB · 1929 GA 1984 MM · A908 HA | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.09 yr (39,846 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8142 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4107 AU |
| 2.6125 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0772 |
| 4.22 yr (1,542 days) | |
| 169.28° | |
| 0° 14m 0.24s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.7349° |
| 57.868° | |
| 305.88° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 30.85±6.64 km 37.26±11.83 km 39.74 km (derived) 39.81±1.1 km (IRAS:20) 40.67±0.61 km 42.987±4.138 km |
| 16.37±0.10 h 24.82±0.07 h | |
| 0.0413±0.0070 0.0484 (derived) 0.057±0.002 0.0585±0.003 (IRAS:20) 0.06±0.04 0.07±0.14 | |
| S/C B–V = 0.610 U–B = 0.250 | |
| 10.7 · 10.8 · 10.84 · 10.91 | |
1237 Geneviève (prov. designation: 1931 XB) is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 38 kilometers (24 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 December 1931, by French astronomer Guy Reiss at the Algerian Algiers Observatory in North Africa. The discoverer named it after his daughter Geneviève Reiss.