(976) Benjamin
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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 |
| 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. | |
(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.