(9028) Konradbenes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 January 1989 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Konrád Beneš (1920-1999), a professor at the Technical University in Ostrava, was one of the pioneers of planetology in the Czech Republic and a past vice-president of the International Association of Planetology (1968-1977). The name was suggested by J. Honěk, P. Martinec and M. Eliáš.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Konradbenes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konradbenes is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9028 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 BE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,740 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 3.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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