305 Gordonia
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Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | February 16, 1891 |
Alternate designations B |
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Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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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 |
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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