Discovered by L. Boyer MPC designation 1177 Gonnessia Minor planet category main-belt (outer) Discovered 24 November 1930 Discovery site Algiers Observatory | Discovery date 24 November 1930 Alternative names 1930 WA · A923 RO Observation arc 85.12 yr (31089 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 121 Hermione, Sun, 1338 Duponta, 1301 Yvonne | ||
1177 Gonnessia, provisional designation 1930 WA, is a large, 92-kilometer in diameter asteroid of the outer main-belt. It was discovered on November 24, 1930, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at Algiers Observatory, Algeria, Northern Africa. It has the unusual spectral class XFU in the Tholen classification system.
The asteroid is named after François Gonnessiat (1856–1934), director of the Algiers Bouzaréah and Quito Observatories.
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