(944) Hidalgo Centaur
Discovered on 31 October 1920 by W. Baade at Bergedorf.
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Where Hidalgo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hidalgo is 9.35 au from the Sun and 9.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 944 |
| Provisional designation | A920 UB |
| Orbit class | Centaur |
| Diameter | 38.0 km (#1,031 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 10.1 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.55 |
| Orbital period | 13.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 9.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.662 |
| Inclination | 42.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by W. Baade
- (930) Westphalia
- (934) Thuringia
- (966) Muschi
- (967) Helionape
- (1036) Ganymed
- (1103) Sequoia
- (1566) Icarus
- (5656) Oldfield
- (7448) Pollath
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