863 Benkoela is an A-type asteroid orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 9 February 1917 from Heidelberg. 10μ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 34 km. References External links Lightcurve plot of 863 Benkoela, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2004) Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info ) Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center 000863 Discoveries by Max Wolf Named minor planets 000863 000863 19170209