(1846) Bengt

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Asteroid
(1846) Bengt
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3378  AU
eccentricity 0.1431
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0032 AU - 2.6724 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.185 °
Sidereal period 3.575 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.48 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 11.40 km
Albedo 0.078
Absolute brightness 13,649 likes
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 6553 PL, 1951 CW 1 , 1957 YP
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(1846) Bengt is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Danish astronomer Bengt Strömgren .

See also

literature

  • Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2003, p. 148 ( online )

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