976 Benjamina

976 Benjamina
Discovery
Discovered by	B. Jekhovsky
Discovery site	Algiers
Discovery date	27 March 1922
Designations
MPC designation	(976) Benjamina
Alternative designations	1922 LU
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	86.45 yr (31577 days)
Aphelion	3.5261 AU (527.50 Gm)
Perihelion	2.8765 AU (430.32 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.2013 AU (478.91 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.10145
Orbital period	5.73 yr (2092.1 d)
Mean anomaly	163.478°
Mean motion	0° 10^m 19.452^s / day
Inclination	7.7114°
Longitude of ascending node	243.765°
Argument of perihelion	318.829°
Earth MOID	1.87758 AU (280.882 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.49651 AU (223.875 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.172
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7001402650000000000♠40.265±1.25 km
Rotation period	9.700 h (0.4042 d)
Geometric albedo	6998559000000000000♠0.0559±0.004
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.22

976 Benjamina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

References

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