(359) Georgia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.
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Where Georgia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgia is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 359 |
| Provisional designation | A893 ED |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 43.9 km (#877 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Rotation period | 5.54 hours |
| Spectral type | CX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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