305 Gordonia
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | February 16, 1891 |
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Designations
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| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 549.289 Gm (3.672 AU) |
| Perihelion | 378.085 Gm (2.527 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 463.687 Gm (3.1 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Orbital period | 1993.149 d (5.46 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 16.92 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 4.614° |
| Inclination | 4.446° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 207.869° |
| Argument of perihelion | 259.7° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 49.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Albedo | unknown |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.77 |
305 Gordonia is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid.[1]
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on February 16, 1891 in Nice and named after James Gordon Bennett Jr, patron.
[edit] References
- ^ Dynamics of comets and asteroids and their role in earth history. Shin Yabushita, J. Henrard. p.243
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