Minor planet · Main belt · (434) Hungaria
434 Hungaria
The namesake of the Hungaria group — a dense cluster of small, high-inclination asteroids at the inner edge of the main belt.
Asteroids
Orbit & physical parameters
Osculating orbit and physical parameters from the NASA JPL Small-Body Database · Inner Main-belt Asteroid · epoch 2026-06-09 (JD 2461200.5 TDB) · Earth MOID 0.833193 au
| Semi-major axis | 1.944079 ± 5.5837e-10 au | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Eccentricity | 0.073879 ± 1.1563e-9 | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Perihelion distance | 1.800453 ± 2.5530e-9 au | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Aphelion distance | 2.087706 ± 5.9962e-10 au | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Inclination | 22.507031 ± 6.1343e-8 deg | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Longitude of ascending node | 175.272098 ± 1.6338e-7 deg | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Argument of perihelion | 123.833464 ± 5.3909e-7 deg | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Orbital period | 990.077992 ± 4.2655e-7 d | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Diameter | 8.934 ± 0.748 km | NASA JPL · catalogued |
| Geometric albedo | 0.726 ± 0.134 | NASA JPL · estimated |
| Rotation period | 26.521 h | NASA JPL · catalogued |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.2 mag | NASA JPL · catalogued |
Full field-level provenance
- Semi-major axis: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · a · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Eccentricity: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · e · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Perihelion distance: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · q · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Aphelion distance: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · ad · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Inclination: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · i · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Longitude of ascending node: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · om · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Argument of perihelion: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · w · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Orbital period: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · per · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Diameter: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.diameter · catalogued value · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Geometric albedo: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.albedo · Bayesian estimate · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Rotation period: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.rot_per · catalogued value · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Absolute magnitude (H): Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.H · catalogued value · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 11050 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
Orbital elements are a calculated JPL orbit-determination fit, all referred to the single osculating epoch above (solution by Otto Matic); each carries its own uncertainty. Fields the database did not provide are omitted, never invented.
Populations
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupHungaria Group
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.