(680) Genoveva Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 April 1909 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Genoveva is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGenovevaGenoveva

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Genoveva is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number680
Provisional designationA909 HF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter83.9 km (#342 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0474
Rotation period11.1 hours
Spectral typeXC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.55
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.20 – 4.07 au
Eccentricity0.299
Inclination17.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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