(359) Georgia

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Asteroid
(359) Georgia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.731  AU
eccentricity 0.154
Perihelion - aphelion 2.311 AU - 3.151 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.8 °
Length of the ascending node 6.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 337.9 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 7, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 187 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 43.9 km
Albedo 0.2621
Rotation period 5 h 32 min
Absolute brightness 8.86 likes
Spectral class CX
history
Explorer Auguste Charlois
Date of discovery March 10, 1893
Another name 1893 M, A902XEB, 1952 HM 4 , 1953 TR, 1958 XO
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(359) Georgia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 10 March 1893 by Auguste Charlois in Nice was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the British King George II .

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