359 Georgia

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359 Georgia
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date March 10, 1893
Alternate
designations
B
1893 M
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 D
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 (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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359 Georgia is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an M-type asteroid.

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