(300) Geraldina Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1890 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Geraldina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Geraldina is 3.31 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 300 |
| Provisional designation | A890 TB |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 67.4 km (#497 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 6.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.01 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0590 |
| Inclination | 0.725° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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