3 5 . ▁ ▁N aming ▁▁ ▁This ▁minor ▁planet ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Ang ola ' s ▁city ▁and ▁chief ▁port ▁Beng uela ▁( S ão ▁F eli pe ▁de ▁Beng uela ), ▁formerly ▁sp elled ▁Beng uel la . ▁The ▁official ▁ ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Minor ▁Planet ▁Center ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁( ). ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁characteristics ▁▁ ▁Beng uel la ▁spectral ▁type ▁is ▁unknown , ▁with ▁no ▁assumptions ▁possible ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁astero id ' s ▁al bed o ▁( see ▁below ) ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁no ▁rot ational ▁light cur ve ▁of ▁Beng uel la ▁has ▁been ▁obtained ▁from ▁phot ometric ▁observations . ▁The ▁body ' s ▁rotation ▁period , ▁pole ▁and ▁shape ▁remain ▁unknown . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁surve ys ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Inf ra red ▁Astronom ical ▁Sat ellite ▁IR AS , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Ak ari ▁satellite ▁and ▁the ▁NE OW I SE ▁mission ▁of ▁NASA ' s ▁W ide - field ▁Inf ra red ▁Survey ▁Explorer , ▁Beng uel la ▁measures ▁between ▁ 1 0 . 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 6 . 6 8 ▁kilom eters ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁its ▁surface ▁has ▁an ▁al bed o ▁between ▁ 0 . 0 7 6 ▁and ▁ 0 . 2 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Minor ▁Planet ▁Names , ▁Google ▁books ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁Circ um st ances : ▁Number ed ▁Minor ▁Plan ets ▁( 1 )- ( 5