Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | 11 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 arc | 117.58 yr (42946 d) |
Aphelion | 2.0878 AU (312.33 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.8011 AU (269.44 Gm) |
1.9444 AU (290.88 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.073725 |
2.71 yr (990.34 d) | |
221.145 ° | |
0° 21m 48.636s / day | |
Inclination | 22.511° |
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]