1651 Behrens
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. Laugier |
| Discovery site | Nice Obs. |
| Discovery date | 23 April 1936 |
| Designations | |
| (1651) Behrens | |
Named after | Johann Behrens (pastor, astronomer) |
| 1936 HD · 1939 EJ 1940 QD · 1944 YA 1947 WA · 1950 TB4 1952 FF · 1952 HB 1952 KG · 1958 BC 1961 AB · 1963 UQ | |
| main-belt · Flora | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 81.03 yr (29,597 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.3237 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0354 AU |
| 2.1796 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0661 |
| 3.22 yr (1,175 days) | |
| 147.98° | |
| 0° 18m 22.68s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.0752° |
| 187.51° | |
| 339.10° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8.963±0.113 9.264±0.080 km 10.25±2.24 km 10.31 km (calculated) 10.33±2.35 km |
| 34.34±0.10 h | |
| 0.20±0.14 0.24 (assumed) 0.26±0.07 0.3003±0.0264 0.318±0.052 | |
| S | |
| 12.1 · 12.17±0.20 · 12.56 | |
1651 Behrens, provisional designation 1936 HD, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Marguerite Laugier in 1936, it was named after Johann Behrens.