976 Benjamina
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976 Benjamina (prov. designation: A922 FD or 1922 LU) is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 81 kilometers (50 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 27 March 1922, by Russian-French astronomer Benjamin Jekhowsky at the Algiers Observatory in North Africa.[1] The large X/D-type asteroid has a rotation period of 9.7 hours and is likely regular in shape. It was named after the discoverer's son.[2]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | B. Jekhovsky |
Discovery site | Algiers Obs. |
Discovery date | 27 March 1922 |
Designations | |
(976) Benjamina | |
Named after | Benjamin Jekhowsky Jr. (discoverer's son)[2] |
A922 FD · A910 AB 1922 LU · 1910 AB | |
main-belt [1] · (outer) [3] background [4][5] | |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 109.34 yr (39,935 d) |
Aphelion | 3.5276 AU |
Perihelion | 2.8744 AU |
3.2010 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1020 |
5.73 yr (2,092 d) | |
43.757° | |
0° 10m 19.56s / day | |
Inclination | 7.7121° |
243.76° | |
319.60° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | |
9.701±0.002 h[9][10] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | (354.0°, 80.0°) (λ1/β1)[5][11] |
9.3[1][3] | |
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