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359 Georgia

359 Georgia
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery Date March 10, 1893
Alternate
Designations
1893 M B
Category Main belt
Orbital Elements C
Epoch 30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.156
Semi-Major Axis (a) 408.114 Gm (2.728 AU)
Perihelion (q) 344.409 Gm (2.302 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 471.819 Gm (3.154 AU)
Orbital Period (P) 1645.787 d (4.51 a)
Mean Orbital Speed 18.03 km/s
Inclination (i) 6.779°
Longitude of the
Ascending Node
(Ω)
6.414°
Argument of
Perihelion
(ω)
337.449°
Mean Anomaly (M) 127.082°
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions 44.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface Gravity unknown
Escape Velocity unknown
Rotation Period unknown
Spectral Class M
Absolute Magnitude 8.86
Albedo unknown
Mean Surface
Temperature
unknown

359 Georgia is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a M-type asteroid and is probably composed of iron-nickel, either pure or mixed with stone.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 10, 1893 in Nice.


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