45737 Benita

Benita
Discovery and designation
Discovered by B. A. Segal
Discovery site Boca Raton
Discovery date April 22, 2000
Designations
MPC designation 45737
Alternate name(s) 2000 HB
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.3509435
Peri 3.0335281
Eccentricity 0.0497168
Orbital period 2083.2474958
Mean anomaly 15.89722
Inclination 10.19679
Longitude of ascending node 181.46031
Argument of peri 126.40559
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.9

45737 Benita (provisional designation: 2000 HB) is a main belt asteroid discovered on April 22, 2000 by B. A. Segal at the Florida Atlantic University's Astronomical Observatory in Boca Raton, Florida. Segal named the asteroid after his wife, Benita Segal, a major supporter of the observatory.[1]

References

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, p. 865.

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