(976) Benjamin
Asteroid (976) Benjamina |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.2067 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0957 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8999 AU - 3.5134 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.655 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,742 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.63 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 80.52 km |
Albedo | 0.056 |
Rotation period | 9.746 h |
Absolute brightness | 9,358 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | B. P. Schechowski |
Date of discovery | 1922 |
Another name | 1922 LU, A910 AB |
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(976) Benjamina is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on March 27, 1922 by the Russian astronomer Beniamin Pavlovich Schechowski in Algiers .
The asteroid is named after the discoverer's son.