(175282) Benhida Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 June 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.

Abdelmjid Benhida (b. 1963) is an astrophysics researcher in Cadi Ayyad University's department of physics in Marrakech. He has been making spectro-photometric observations of variable stars at the Oukaïmeden Observatory since 1991.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Benhida is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benhida is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number175282
Provisional designation2005 LA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.13
Orbital period4.41 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.194
Inclination8.78°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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