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1199 Geldonia

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Discovered by
  
Eugène Joseph Delporte

MPC designation
  
1199

Observation arc
  
94.34 yr (34456 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Jodoigne

Discovery date
  
14 September 1931

Alternative names
  
1931 RF

Discovered
  
14 September 1931

Discoverer
  
Eugène Joseph Delporte

Asteroid family
  
Eos family

Aphelion
  
3.1026870 AU (464.15537 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Royal Observatory of Belgium

Similar
  
1188 Gothlandia, 1221 Amor, 2101 Adonis, Sun

1199 Geldonia (1931 RF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 1931, by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle. It was named for the Latin name of Jodoigne.

References

1199 Geldonia Wikipedia