305 Gordonia
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | February 16, 1891 |
| Alternate designations B |
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| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.185 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 463.687 Gm (3.1 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 378.085 Gm (2.527 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 549.289 Gm (3.672 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1993.149 d (5.46 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 16.92 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 4.446° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
207.869° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
259.7° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 4.614° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 49.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Spectral class | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.77 |
| Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
305 Gordonia is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on February 16, 1891 in Nice.
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