 Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 434 Hungaria. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 11 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 arc | 117.58 yr (42946 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.0878 AU (312.33 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.8011 AU (269.44 Gm) |
| 1.9444 AU (290.88 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.073725 |
| 2.71 yr (990.34 d) | |
| 221.145° | |
| 0° 21m 48.636s / day | |
| Inclination | 22.511° |
| 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]
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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
