1784 Benguella

1784 Benguella
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. Jackson
Discovery siteJohannesburg Obs.
Discovery date30 June 1935
Designations
(1784) Benguella
Named after
Benguela[2]
(city in Angola)
1935 MG · 1938 EX
1950 ON · 1950 QP
1951 YQ · 1953 FT
1957 JF · 1957 MH
1968 HY · 1969 UU1
main-belt[1][3] · (inner)
background[4][5]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc83.31 yr (30,430 d)
Aphelion2.7242 AU
Perihelion2.0858 AU
2.4050 AU
Eccentricity0.1327
3.73 yr (1,362 d)
174.06°
0° 15m 51.48s / day
Inclination1.4727°
95.271°
184.89°
Physical characteristics
10.480±0.100 km[6]
11.80±0.41 km[7]
16.68±1.3 km[8]
0.0763±0.014[8]
0.156±0.012[7]
0.237±0.045[6]
12.2[1][3]
12.30[7][8]

1784 Benguella, provisional designation 1935 MG, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Johannesburg Observatory on 30 June 1935.[1] It was named for the city of Benguela in Angola.[2] The low-numbered asteroid has been studied poorly.[4]

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