(1846) Bengt
Asteroid (1846) Bengt |
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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 |
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. |
(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 )
Web links
- (1846) Bengt in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).