Alternative names 1898 DR Aphelion 2.0878 AU (312.33 Gm) | Discovery date 11 September 1898 Observation arc 117.58 yr (42946 d) Discovered 11 September 1898 Orbits Sun | |
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Minor planet category Asteroid belt (Hungaria) Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar Asteroid belt, Solar System, Sun, 25 Phocaea, 153 Hilda | ||
434 Hungaria is a relatively small asteroid orbiting in the inner asteroid belt. It is an E-type (high-albedo) asteroid. It is the namesake of the Hungaria asteroids, which orbit the Sun on the inside of the 1:4 Kirkwood gap, standing out of the core of the asteroid belt.
It was discovered by Max Wolf on September 11, 1898 at the University of Heidelberg. It was named after Hungary, which hosted an astronomical meeting in 1898 in Budapest.
It is thought that there may be a genetic connection between 434 Hungaria and 3103 Eger and the aubrites.
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