Discovered by Auguste Charlois Alternative names 1893 M Observation arc 114.10 yr (41676 d) Discovered 10 March 1893 Discoverer Auguste Charlois Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 10 March 1893 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 3.1562 AU (472.16 Gm) Orbits Sun Discovery site Nice Observatory | |
Named after George II of Great Britain Similar 360 Carlova, 441 Bathilde, 375 Ursula, 317 Roxane, 345 Tercidina | ||
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.
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