1212 Francette

Francette
Discovery
Discovered by	Boyer, L.
Discovery site	Algiers
Discovery date	3 December 1931
Designations
MPC designation	1212
Alternative names	1931 XC
Orbital characteristics^[1]
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)
Semi-major axis	3.954333 AU (591.5598 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1916643
Orbital period	7.86 yr (2872.2 d)
Mean anomaly	232.82876°
Mean motion	0° 7^m 31.229^s / day
Inclination	7.590881°
Longitude of ascending node	149.58677°
Argument of perihelion	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^[1]
Mean radius	7001410650000000000♠41.065±1.6 km
Rotation period	16 h (0.67 d)
Sidereal rotation period	16 h^[1]
Geometric albedo	6998400000000000000♠0.0400±0.003^[1]
Spectral type	P^[1]
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.54^[1]

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.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1212 Francette". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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