Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1917 BH Aphelion 3.2950 AU (492.92 Gm) Discovered 9 February 1917 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 9 February 1917 Observation arc 99.11 yr (36199 days) Perihelion 3.1059 AU (464.64 Gm) Absolute magnitude 9 Discoverer Max Wolf | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde, 889 Erynia, 417 Suevia | ||
863 Benkoela is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on February 9, 1917 from Heidelberg.
10µ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 34 km.
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