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1227 Geranium

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q137148

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1226 Golia[5]
Followed by
1228 Scabiosa[6]
Absolute magnitude
+10.8, +10.76[17][18]
Albedo
+0.0921, +0.071[37][38]
Apoapsis
+3.838, +3.851122544303605[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+302.91561, +304.6078611399823[32][33]
Diameter
+46.269[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+0.68653, +0.02117439621040397[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+125.97192, +174.0958582381438[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt, outer asteroid belt[7][8]
Named after
Geranium, Gustav Stracke[3][4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.2 (0.19–0.2, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+16.48782, +16.46429745620236[19][20]
Orbital period
+5.78, +2110.695694961804[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[9]
Periapsis
+2.6013887, +2.589306412626484[30][31]
Provisional designation
1931 TD, 1934 CL1[10][11]
Rotation period
+12.363[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.2197728, +3.220214478465045[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
October 5, 1931[12]
Time of periapsis
+2459979.7683930723[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Geranium de (1227) Geranium el 1227 Γεράνιος fa سیارک ۱۲۲۷ ru Гераниум ru (1227) Гераниум ru (1227) 1931 TD ru 1931 TD ru 1934 CL1 uk 1227 Гераніум zh 小行星1227
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y2n4r
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20001227
Minor Planet Center body ID
1227

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → 0.0921, 0.071
    Time of periapsis → 2,459,979.768393 Julian day
    Mean anomaly → 125.97192 degree, 174.095858 degree
    Follows → 1226 Golia
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