(1177) Gonnessia

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Asteroid
(1177) Gonnessia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.3491  AU
eccentricity 0.0259
Perihelion - aphelion 3.2625 AU - 3.4357 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.103 °
Sidereal period 6,129 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.28 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 91.98 km
Albedo 0.040
Rotation period 6.810 h
Absolute brightness 8,958 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Louis Boyer
Date of discovery November 24, 1930
Another name 1930 WA, A923 RO
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(1177) Gonnessia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 November 1930 by the French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the French astronomer and director of the Algiers observatory François Gonnessiat .

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