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434 Hungaria
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date11 September 1898
Designations
(434) Hungaria
Pronunciation /hʌŋˈɡɛəriə/
Named after
Hungary
1898 DR
Asteroid belt ( Hungaria)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.58 yr (42946 d)
Aphelion2.0878  AU (312.33  Gm)
Perihelion1.8011 AU (269.44 Gm)
1.9444 AU (290.88 Gm)
Eccentricity0.073725
2.71 yr (990.34 d)
221.145 °
0° 21m 48.636s / day
Inclination22.511°
175.332°
123.80°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions~11 km [2]
26.521  h (1.1050  d) [1]
0.428 [1]
E [1]
11.21 [1]

Hungaria ( minor planet designation: 434 Hungaria) is a relatively small asteroid orbiting in the inner asteroid belt. It is an E-type (high- albedo) asteroid. It is the namesake of the Hungaria asteroids, which orbit the Sun on the inside of the 1:4 Kirkwood gap, standing out of the core of the asteroid belt. [3]

It was discovered by Max Wolf on 11 September 1898 at the University of Heidelberg. It was named after Hungary, which hosted an astronomical meeting in 1898 in Budapest. [4]

It is thought that there may be a genetic connection between 434 Hungaria and 3103 Eger and the aubrites. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 434 Hungaria (1898 DR)" (last observation: 2015-11-21). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ^ Shepard, Michael K.; Kressler, Karelyn M. (2008). "Radar observations of E-class Asteroids 44 Nysa and 434 Hungaria". Icarus. 195 (1): 220–225. Bibcode: 2008Icar..195..220S. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.12.018.
  3. ^ Spratt, Christopher E. (April 1990). "The Hungaria group of minor planets". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (abstract). 84 (2): 123–131. Bibcode: 1990JRASC..84..123S. ISSN  0035-872X.
  4. ^ a b Kelley, Michael S.; Gaffey, Michael J. (December 2002). "High-albedo asteroid 434 Hungaria: Spectrum, composition and genetic connections". Meteoritics & Planetary Science (abstract). 37 (12): 1815–1827. Bibcode: 2002M&PS...37.1815K. doi: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2002.tb01165.x.

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