Discovered by K. Reinmuth Observation arc 99.97 yr (36513 days) Perihelion 1.7473 AU (261.39 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Flora family | Discovery date 12 September 1920 Aphelion 2.7160 AU (406.31 Gm) Discovered 12 September 1920 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1920 HO; A916 GA; 1946 GC; 1959 EQ Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 958 Asplinda, 441 Bathilde, 528 Rezia, 516 Amherstia, 509 Iolanda | ||
937 Bethgea is an S or R-type asteroid[1] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on September 12, 1920 from Heidelberg.
Photometric observations of this asteroid made at the Torino Observatory in Italy during 1990–1991 were used to determine a synodic rotation period of 8.356 ± 0.006 hours.
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