1212 Francette
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Boyer |
| Discovery site | Algiers Obs. |
| Discovery date | 3 December 1931 |
| Designations | |
| (1212) Francette | |
Named after | Francette Boyer (discoverer's wife) |
| 1931 XC · 1949 HB1 1949 HZ · 1965 JB A918 KA | |
| main-belt · (outer) Hilda | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.98 yr (31,406 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.7109 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.1972 AU |
| 3.9541 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1914 |
| 7.86 yr (2,872 days) | |
| 282.89° | |
| 0° 7m 31.44s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.5898° |
| 149.58° | |
| 348.23° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.3433 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 76.395±0.155 km 82.13±3.2 km 85.81±2.18 km |
| 16 h (poor) 22.433±0.007 h | |
| 0.037±0.002 0.0400±0.003 0.040±0.007 0.046±0.007 | |
| Tholen = P · P SMASS = X B–V = 0.693 U–B = 0.215 | |
| 9.54 · 9.62±0.23 | |
1212 Francette (provisional designation 1931 XC) is a dark Hildian asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 82 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 December 1931, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at the Algiers Observatory in Algeria, North Africa, who named it after his wife Francette Boyer.