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The Minor Planet Observer
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863 Benkoela

MPO Home Period (h): 7.03 ± 0.02
Lightcurves Amplitude (mag): 0.05 ± 0.01
Date Range (mm/dd): 2004   05/05 - 05/07
Data Points: 358
Equipment: 0.5m R-C, FLI-1001E
Discovered: Feb. 9, 1917   M. Wolf at Heidelberg
Previous Designations: 1927 WD
Family/Group: Main Belt
Taxonomic Class: A
H (absolute mag): 9.02
Diameter (km) / albedo: 27.06 ± 1.5 / 0.5952 ± 0.07 (IRAS)
SM Axis (AU): 3.2002
Inclination (deg): 25.3936
Eccentricity: 0.0364
Published: Minor Planet Bul. 31, 85-88
NOTES: Other References

A.W. Harris et al (1989), Icarus 77, 171
Behrend
J.M. Sunshine et al (1997), BAAS 29, 964.

 

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