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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | March 10, 1893 |
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Designations
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| Named after | King George II |
| Alternate name(s) | 1893 M |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Aphelion | 3.149 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.3098 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.7297 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Orbital period | 1647.266 d (4.51 a) |
| Mean anomaly | 290.897° |
| Inclination | 6.766° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 6.298° |
| Argument of perihelion | 338.023° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 43.89 ± 4.2 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 5.537 h |
| Albedo | 0.2621 ± 0.059 |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.86 |
359 Georgia is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an X-type asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 10, 1893 in Nice. It was named by the daughter of Felix Klein at a meeting of the Astronomische Gesselschaft in 1902 held at the Georg August University of Göttingen, where Klein was a professor. It was named after the University's founder King George II of Great Britain, Elector of Hanover.[1]
"359 Georgia (1893 M)" JPL Small-Body Database, retrieved 28 August 2011
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