(305) Gordonia

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Asteroid
(305) Gordonia
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.

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