(434) Hungaria Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1898 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Hungaria is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHungariaHungaria

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hungaria is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number434
Provisional designationA898 RB
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.93 km (#5,803 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.726
Rotation period26.5 hours
Spectral typeE
Absolute magnitude (H)11.2
Orbital period2.71 years
Semi-major axis1.94 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.09 au
Eccentricity0.0739
Inclination22.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.833 au

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

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