Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Boyer, L. |
Discovery site | Algiers |
Discovery date | 3 December 1931 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1212 |
1931 XC | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 83.97 yr (30671 days) |
Aphelion | 4.7122374 AU (704.94068 Gm) |
Perihelion | 3.1964284 AU (478.17888 Gm) |
3.954333 AU (591.5598 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.1916643 |
7.86 yr (2872.2 d) | |
232.82876° | |
0° 7m 31.229s / day | |
Inclination | 7.590881° |
149.58677° | |
348.18660° | |
Earth MOID | 2.20918 AU (330.489 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 0.343937 AU (51.4522 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.012 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 82 km |
Mean radius
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±1.6 41.065km |
16 h (0.67 d) | |
Sidereal rotation period
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16 h |
±0.003 0.0400 | |
P | |
9.54 | |
1212 Francette (1931 XC) is a dark 82 km outer main-belt asteroid discovered on December 3, 1931, by Boyer, L. at Algiers, named after Francette, his mother.