305 Gordonia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | February 16, 1891 |
| Designations | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 549.289 Gm (3.672 AU) |
| Perihelion | 378.085 Gm (2.527 AU) |
| 463.687 Gm (3.1 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| 1993.149 d (5.46 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.92 km/s |
| 4.614° | |
| Inclination | 4.446° |
| 207.869° | |
| 259.7° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 49.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
Mean density | unknown |
| unknown | |
| unknown | |
| 12.89 ± 0.01 hours[1] | |
| Albedo | unknown |
| Temperature | unknown |
Spectral type | unknown |
| 8.77 | |
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305 Gordonia is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid.[2]
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on February 16, 1891 in Nice and named after James Gordon Bennett Jr, patron.
The light curve of 305 Gordonia shows a periodicity of 12.89 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.17 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[1]
References
- 1 2 Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin (Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
- ↑ Dynamics of comets and asteroids and their role in earth history. Shin Yabushita, J. Henrard. p.243
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