434 Hungaria

434 Hungaria
Discovery
Discovered byMax 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]

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]

Orbit of 434 Hungaria
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