![]() Orbital diagram | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 10 March 1893 |
Designations | |
(359) Georgia | |
Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ JOR-jə [1] |
Named after | King George II |
1893 M | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 114.10 yr (41676 d) |
Aphelion | 3.1562 AU (472.16 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.2999 AU (344.06 Gm) |
2.7280 AU (408.10 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.15693 |
4.51 yr (1645.8 d) | |
323.972° | |
0° 13m 7.464s / day | |
Inclination | 6.7716° |
6.0731° | |
338.526° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 43.89±4.2 km |
5.537 h (0.2307 d) | |
0.2621±0.059 | |
X | |
8.86 | |
Georgia (minor planet designation: 359 Georgia) is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an X-type asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 10 March 1893 in Nice. It was named by the daughter of Felix Klein at a meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft in 1902 held at the Georg August University of Göttingen, where Klein was a professor. It was named after the University's founder King George II of Great Britain, Elector of Hanover. [3]
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