434 Hungaria
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.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 11 September 1898 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (434) Hungaria |
| Pronunciation | /hʌŋˈɡɛəriə/ |
Named after | Hungary |
Alternative designations | 1898 DR |
Minor planet category | Asteroid belt (Hungaria) |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 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) |
Semi-major axis | 1.9444 AU (290.88 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.073725 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 2.71 yr (990.34 d) |
Mean anomaly | 221.145° |
Mean motion | 0° 21m 48.636s / day |
| Inclination | 22.511° |
Longitude of ascending node | 175.332° |
| 123.80° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~11 km |
Synodic rotation period | 26.521 h (1.1050 d) |
| 0.428 | |
| E | |
| 11.21 | |
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.
It is thought that there may be a genetic connection between 434 Hungaria and 3103 Eger and the aubrites.
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