305 Gordonia is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid.[3]
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 16 February 1891 in Nice and named after James Gordon Bennett Jr., his patron.
The light curve of 305 Gordonia shows a periodicity of 12.89 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.17 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[2]
References
- ^ a b "305 Gordonia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
- ^ Dynamics of comets and asteroids and their role in earth history. Shin Yabushita, J. Henrard. p.243
External links
- 305 Gordonia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 305 Gordonia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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