305 Gordonia

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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 D
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 (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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305 Gordonia is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid.

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