(943) Begonia
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Asteroid (943) Begonia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1256 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2077 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4766 AU - 3.7747 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.082 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,526 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.85 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 69.20 km |
| Albedo | 0.046 |
| Rotation period | 15,660 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9,615 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | 1920 |
| Another name | 1920 HX, 1944 DM, 1947 RC |
| 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. | |
(943) Begonia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 20, 1920 by the German astronomer K. Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the scientific name of the plant genus begonia .