(943) Begonia
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 |
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(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 .