(937) Bethgea
Asteroid (937) Bethgea |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.1703 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2170 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7473 AU - 2.7160 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.696 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.33 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.94 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 27 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | 7.5 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | September 12, 1920 |
Another name | 1920 HO , 1946 GC, 1959 EQ |
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(937) Bethgea is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 12, 1920 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the German poet Hans Bethge .