680 Genoveva is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the play Genoveva by Friedrich Hebbel. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1909 GW, as W is pronounced 'v' in German, as is V in Latinate names such as 'Genoveva'.
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 22 April 1909 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (680) Genoveva |
Alternative designations | 1909 GW |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 106.97 yr (39070 d) |
| Aphelion | 4.0692 AU (608.74 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2223 AU (332.45 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.1457 AU (470.59 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.29354 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.58 yr (2037.9 d) |
Mean anomaly | 23.547° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 35.94s / day |
| Inclination | 17.498° |
Longitude of ascending node | 38.042° |
Argument of perihelion | 245.721° |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 41.96±0.7 km[1] 42.345 ± 0.855 km[2] |
| Mass | (2.69 ± 0.04) × 1018 kg[2] |
Mean density | 8.45 ± 0.52 g/cm3[2] |
Synodic rotation period | 11.089 h (0.4620 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0474±0.002 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.31 |
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