1784 Benguella

1784 Benguella

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	C. Jackson
Discovery site	Johannesburg (UO)
Discovery date	30 June 1935
Designations
MPC designation	1784 Benguella
Named after	Benguela[2]
Alternative names	1935 MG · 1938 EX 1950 ON · 1950 QP 1951 YQ · 1953 FT 1957 JF · 1957 MH 1968 HY · 1969 UU1
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	80.71 yr (29480 days)
Aphelion	2.7255 AU (407.73 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0839 AU (311.75 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.4047 AU (359.74 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.13340
Orbital period	3.73 yr (1362.1 d)
Mean anomaly	217.17°
Mean motion	0° 15^m 51.516^s / day
Inclination	1.4727°
Longitude of ascending node	95.279°
Argument of perihelion	184.71°
Earth MOID	1.06587 AU (159.452 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.38179 AU (356.311 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.511
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	16.7 km
Mean radius	8.34 ± 0.65 km
Geometric albedo	0.0763 ± 0.014
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.2

1784 Benguella, provisional designation 1935 MG, is an asteroid from the asteroid belt discovered by English-born South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at Union Observatory, Johannesburg on 30 June 1935.^[1] The asteroid measures about 17 kilometers in diameter and orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 9 months.^[1]

The asteroid is named after Angola's city and chief port Benguela, formerly spelled Benguella.^[2]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1784 Benguella (1935 MG)" (2015-09-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1784) Benguella. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 143. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

External links

• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• 1784 Benguella at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
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