(1267) Geertruida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1930 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.
Where Geertruida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Geertruida is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1267 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 HD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.1 km (#1,842 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 5.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 4.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 April 1930
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- (1337) Gerarda
- (1342) Brabantia
- (1353) Maartje
- (1383) Limburgia
- (1384) Kniertje
- (1385) Gelria
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