734 Benda

734 Benda
Discovery [1]
Discovered byJ. Palisa
Discovery siteVienna Obs.
Discovery date11 October 1912
Designations
(734) Benda
Named after
Anna Benda [2]
(discoverer's wife)
A912 TF · 1912 PH
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc106.17 yr (38,778 d)
Aphelion3.4628 AU
Perihelion2.8333 AU
3.1481 AU
Eccentricity0.1000
5.59 yr (2,040 d)
51.852°
0° 10m 35.4s / day
Inclination5.8048°
3.1349°
66.244°
Physical characteristics
  • 65.917±0.746 km[7]
  • 70.82±2.9 km[8]
  • 73.28±1.57 km[9]
7.110±0.003 h[10][a]
X (S3OS2)[12]

734 Benda (prov. designation: A912 TF or 1912 PH) is a large background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 70 kilometers (43 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 11 October 1912.[1] For its size, the dark X-type asteroid has a relatively short rotation period of 7.1 hours. It was named after the discoverer's wife, Anna Benda.[2]

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