1784 Benguella
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 June 1935 |
| Designations | |
| (1784) Benguella | |
Named after | Benguela (city in Angola) |
| 1935 MG · 1938 EX 1950 ON · 1950 QP 1951 YQ · 1953 FT 1957 JF · 1957 MH 1968 HY · 1969 UU1 | |
| main-belt · (inner) background | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.31 yr (30,430 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.7242 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0858 AU |
| 2.4050 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1327 |
| 3.73 yr (1,362 d) | |
| 174.06° | |
| 0° 15m 51.48s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.4727° |
| 95.271° | |
| 184.89° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 10.480±0.100 km 11.80±0.41 km 16.68±1.3 km | |
| 0.0763±0.014 0.156±0.012 0.237±0.045 | |
| 12.2 12.30 | |
1784 Benguella, provisional designation 1935 MG, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Johannesburg Observatory on 30 June 1935. It was named for the city of Benguela in Angola. The low-numbered asteroid has been studied poorly.