Astronomy:434 Hungaria

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
434 Hungaria
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery date11 September 1898
Designations
(434) Hungaria
Pronunciation/hʌŋˈɡɛəriə/
Named afterHungary
1898 DR
Minor planet categoryAsteroid belt (Hungaria)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.58 yr (42946 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.0878 astronomical unit|AU (312.33 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.8011 AU (269.44 Gm)
1.9444 AU (290.88 Gm)
Eccentricity0.073725
Orbital period2.71 yr (990.34 d)
Mean anomaly221.145°
Mean motion0° 21m 48.636s / day
Inclination22.511°
Longitude of ascending node175.332°
123.80°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions~11 km[2]
Rotation period26.521 h (1.1050 d)[1]
Geometric albedo0.428[1]
E[1]
Absolute magnitude (H)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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 434 Hungaria (1898 DR)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=434. 
  2. Shepard, Michael K.; Kressler, Karelyn M. (2008). "Radar observations of E-class Asteroids 44 Nysa and 434 Hungaria". Icarus 195 (1): 220–225. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.12.018. Bibcode2008Icar..195..220S. 
  3. Spratt, Christopher E. (April 1990). "The Hungaria group of minor planets". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 84 (2): 123–131. ISSN 0035-872X. Bibcode1990JRASC..84..123S. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kelley, Michael S.; Gaffey, Michael J. (December 2002). "High-albedo asteroid 434 Hungaria: Spectrum, composition and genetic connections". Meteoritics & Planetary Science 37 (12): 1815–1827. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2002.tb01165.x. Bibcode2002M&PS...37.1815K. 

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