(305) Gordonia
Asteroid (305) Gordonia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 3,094 AU |
eccentricity | 0.192 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.501 AU - 3.687 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.4 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 207.6 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 261 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | June 25, 2010 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 162 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 49 km |
Albedo | 0.2269 |
Rotation period | 16 h 12 min |
Absolute brightness | 8.77 likes |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | A. Charlois |
Date of discovery | February 16, 1891 |
Another name | 1938 SC 1 , 1970 SP 1 |
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(305) Gordonia is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which was discovered on February 16, 1891 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice .
Gordonia moves at a distance of 2.5273 ( perihelion ) to 3.6718 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.4570 years . The orbit is inclined 4.4462 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1846.
Gordonia has a diameter of 49 kilometers. It has a light surface with an albedo of 0.227. It rotates around its own axis in 16 hours and 12 minutes.