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305 Gordonia

305 Gordonia
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery Date February 16, 1891
Alternate
Designations
B
Category Main belt
Orbital Elements C
Epoch 30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.185
Semi-Major Axis (a) 463.687 Gm (3.1 AU)
Perihelion (q) 378.085 Gm (2.527 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 549.289 Gm (3.672 AU)
Orbital Period (P) 1993.149 d (5.46 a)
Mean Orbital Speed 16.92 km/s
Inclination (i) 4.446°
Longitude of the
Ascending Node
(Ω)
207.869°
Argument of
Perihelion
(ω)
259.7°
Mean Anomaly (M) 4.614°
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions 49.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface Gravity unknown
Escape Velocity unknown
Rotation Period unknown
Spectral Class unknown
Absolute Magnitude 8.77
Albedo unknown
Mean Surface
Temperature
unknown

305 Gordonia is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on February 16, 1891 in Nice.


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