(1784) Benguella
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Asteroid (1784) Benguella |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4050 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1324 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0865 AU - 2.7234 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.473 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,730 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.21 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 16.68 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.076 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.058 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | June 30, 1935 |
| Another name | 1935 MG, 1938 EX, 1950 ON |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1784) Benguella is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 June 1935 by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Angolan city of Benguela , which was also previously spelled Benguella .