359 Georgia

359 Georgia

Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	March 10, 1893
Designations
Named after	King George II
Alternative names	1893 M
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Aphelion	3.149 AU
Perihelion	2.3098 AU
Semi-major axis	2.7297 AU
Eccentricity	0.154
Orbital period	1647.266 d (4.51 a)
Mean anomaly	290.897°
Inclination	6.766°
Longitude of ascending node	6.298°
Argument of perihelion	338.023°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	43.89 ± 4.2 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	5.537 h
Albedo	0.2621 ± 0.059
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	X
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.86

359 Georgia is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an X-type asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 10, 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.^[1]

References

1. Lutz D. Schmadel (2003) Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1, International Astronomical Union, Springer, ISBN 3-540-00238-3, p. 45

External links

• "359 Georgia (1893 M)" JPL Small-Body Database, retrieved 28 August 2011
• 359 Georgia at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters