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 by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	10 March 1893
Designations
MPC designation	(359) Georgia
Pronunciation	/ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/[1]
Named after	King George II
Alternative designations	1893 M
Minor planet category	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)
Semi-major axis	2.7280 AU (408.10 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.15693
Orbital period	4.51 yr (1645.8 d)
Mean anomaly	323.972°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 7.464^s / day
Inclination	6.7716°
Longitude of ascending node	6.0731°
Argument of perihelion	338.526°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	43.89±4.2 km
Rotation period	5.537 h (0.2307 d)
Geometric albedo	0.2621±0.059
Spectral type	X
Absolute magnitude (H)	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

External links

• Lightcurve plot of 359 Georgia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2009)
• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
• 359 Georgia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 359 Georgia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters