(944) Hidalgo

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( 944 ) Hidalgo is an asteroid whose extremely elliptical orbit from the inner asteroid belt ( perihelion 1.9401 AU ) to beyond Saturn's orbit ( aphelion 9.5330 AU) runs. The web is highly inclined with 42.5354 ° to the ecliptic.

Orbit

For a round Hidalgo requires more than 13.7 years. The extraordinary web suggests that it is the remains of a comet in Hidalgo. This is also its low albedo of 0.06 and its spectral properties. Its average diameter is approximately 38 km. Hidalgo is the object in the solar system which is close to the densest of Saturn's orbit without crossing them. His highly inclined to the ecliptic orbital plane may be due to interference caused by the gravity of Jupiter.

Discovery

The asteroid was discovered on 31 October 1920 by Walter Baade at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg. German astronomers to observe the total solar eclipse on September 10, 1923 was made possible in Mexico, while they were well received by the then President of Mexico. As a thanksgiving for this asteroid after the Mexican national hero Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811) was named.