(1784) Benguella Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 June 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Named for the chief port of Angola.Naming citation (MPC 5183), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benguella is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benguella is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1784 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 MG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,832 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Rotation period | 41.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 1.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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