(863) Benkoela
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Asteroid (863) Benkoela |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3,199 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.035 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.088 AU - 3.31 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 25.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 116.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 96.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 2nd, 2015 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 263 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (38.724 ± 0.161) km |
| Albedo | 0.290 |
| Rotation period | 8.20 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.02 mag |
| Spectral class | A. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | February 9, 1917 |
| Another name | 1917 BH, 1927 WD |
| 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. | |
(863) Benkoela is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 9, 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The origin of the name is not known for sure. According to one assumption, the name is derived from the city of Bengkulu in Indonesia .