359 Georgia

Georgia (minor planet designation: 359 Georgia) is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an X-type asteroid.

359 Georgia
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date10 March 1893
Designations
(359) Georgia
Pronunciation/ˈɔːrə/[1]
Named after
King George II
1893 M
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc114.10 yr (41676 d)
Aphelion3.1562 AU (472.16 Gm)
Perihelion2.2999 AU (344.06 Gm)
2.7280 AU (408.10 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15693
4.51 yr (1645.8 d)
323.972°
0° 13m 7.464s / day
Inclination6.7716°
6.0731°
338.526°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions43.89±4.2 km
5.537 h (0.2307 d)
0.2621±0.059
X
8.86

    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]

    References

    1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. "359 Georgia (1893 M)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    3. Lutz D. Schmadel (2003) Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1, International Astronomical Union, Springer, ISBN 3-540-00238-3, p. 45


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