45737 Benita

Benita
Discovery
Discovered by B. A. Segal
Discovery site Boca Raton
Discovery date April 22, 2000
Designations
MPC designation 45737
2000 HB
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.3509435
Perihelion 3.0335281
Eccentricity 0.0497168
2083.2474958
15.89722
Inclination 10.19679
181.46031
126.40559
Physical characteristics
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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