(943) Begonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1920 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Begonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Begonia is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 943 |
| Provisional designation | A920 UA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 70.6 km (#463 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 15.7 hours |
| Spectral type | ST |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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