(305) Gordonia
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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 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(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.