937 Bethgea Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
937 Bethgea
Mpc Name:(937) Bethgea
Alt Names:1920 HO; A916 GA; 1946 GC; 1959 EQ
Discovered:12 September 1920
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Observation Arc:99.97 yr (36513 days)
Uncertainty:0
Eccentricity:0.21703
Semimajor:2.2317AU
Perihelion:1.7473AU
Aphelion:2.716abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:3.33 yr (1217.7 d)
Inclination:3.6963°
Asc Node:243.574°
Arg Peri:72.509°
Rotation:8.356 h, 7.539abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Mean Motion: / day
Abs Magnitude:11.83

937 Bethgea is a background asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 12 September 1920 by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, from Heidelberg.

Photometric observations of this asteroid made at the Torino Observatory in Italy during 1990–1991 were used to determine a synodic rotation period of 8.356 ± 0.006 hours.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asteroid Lightcurve Parameters . 2008-11-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20060614093519/http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html . 2006-06-14 .