937 Bethgea

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937 Bethgea

Name
Name Bethgea
Designations 1920 HO; A916 GA;
1946 GC; 1959 EQ
Discovery
Discoverer K. Reinmuth
Discovery date September 12, 1920
Discovery site Heidelberg
Orbital elements
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.218
Semimajor axis (a) 2.231 AU
Perihelion (q) 1.744 AU
Aphelion (Q) 2.718 AU
Orbital period (P) 3.332 a
Inclination (i) 3.694°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 243.831°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 72.079°
Mean anomaly (M) 193.633°

937 Bethgea is an S or R-type asteroid[1] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its rotation period is 8.356 hours[2].

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