434 Hungaria
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | September 11, 1898 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Hungary |
| 1898 DR | |
| Asteroid belt (Hungaria) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.088 AU (312.334 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.8 AU (269.343 Gm) |
| 1.944 AU (290.838 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.074 |
| 2.71 a (990.102 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 21.36 km/s |
| 134.082° | |
| Inclination | 22.509° |
| 175.406° | |
| 123.87° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~11 km[1] |
| 26.521 h[2] | |
| Albedo | 0.428[2] |
Spectral type | E[2] |
| 11.21[2] | |
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 September 11, 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
- Aubrite
- E-type asteroid
- Hungaria family
- (144898) 2004 VD17
- 64 Angelina
- 3103 Eger
- 44 Nysa
- 55 Pandora
- 2867 Šteins
References
- ^ Shepard, Michael K.; Kressler, Karelyn M. (2008). "Radar observations of E-class Asteroids 44 Nysa and 434 Hungaria". Icarus. 195 (1): 220–225. Bibcode:2008Icar..195..220S. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.12.018.
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 434 Hungaria (1898 DR)" (last observation: 2015-11-21). Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- ^ Spratt, Christopher E. (April 1990). "The Hungaria group of minor planets". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (abstract). 84 (2): 123–131. Bibcode:1990JRASC..84..123S. ISSN 0035-872X.
- ^ a b Kelley, Michael S.; Gaffey, Michael J. (December 2002). "High-albedo asteroid 434 Hungaria: Spectrum, composition and genetic connections". Meteoritics & Planetary Science (abstract). 37 (12): 1815–1827. Bibcode:2002M&PS...37.1815K. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2002.tb01165.x.
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java)
- SDSS image taken on 01APR2003 /Fermats Brother
- Relation between 434 Hungaria, 3103 Eger, and e-type asteroids
- Near IR-spectra of 3 Hungaria family asteroids: 4483 Petofi, 3169 Ostro and 3940 Larion
- 434 Hungaria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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