Discovered by B. A. Segal MPC designation 45737 Observation arc 6649 days (18.20 yr) Inclination 10.19896° Orbits Sun Discovery site Boca Raton | Discovery date 22 April 2000 Alternative names 2000 HB Discovered 22 April 2000 Argument of perihelion 125.48771° Discoverer B. A. Segal Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.3434859 AU (500.17837 Gm) | ||
45737 Benita (provisional designation: 2000 HB) is a main belt asteroid discovered on April 22, 2000 by B. A. Segal at the Florida Atlantic University's Astronomical Observatory in Boca Raton, Florida. Segal named the asteroid after his wife, Benita Segal, a major supporter of the observatory.
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