305 Gordonia (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 305 Gordonia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:46 (EDT) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:18.
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Name
305 Gordonia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 03 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 21h09m [1] |
| Declination: | -11°37' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 15.38 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.59 AU 29.89 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 7.55 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 254.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.09 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.196823 |
| Inclination: | 4.45° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 207.46° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 260.58° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 191.84° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.91 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.48 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.70 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.43 years |