(2013) Tucapel
Asteroid (2013) Tucapel |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.291 AU |
eccentricity | 0.225 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1,776 AU - 2,806 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.506 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 96.578 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 238.062 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | December 13, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 3.47 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 11 km |
Rotation period | 9.028 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Carlos Torres and J. Petit |
Date of discovery | October 22, 1971 |
Another name | 1971 UH 4 ; 1936 PL; 1940 XC; 1942 EP 1 ; 1950 TP 2 ; 1969 AT; 1974 MM; 1974 NA; 1974 OJ |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(2013) Tucapel ( 1971 UH 4 , 1936 PL ; 1940 XC , 1942 EP 1 ; 1950 TP 2 , 1969 AT ; 1974 MM ; 1974 NA , 1974 OJ ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 October 1971 by Carlos Torres and J. Petit was discovered at the Cerro El Roble Observatory .
designation
The asteroid was named after the chief Tucapel in the Arauco War named, whose wife Gualeva was. Tucapel died in 1560 fighting the Spanish soldiers.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Tucapel: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2013) Tucapel in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 . Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2003, 6th edition, ISBN 978-3-642-29717-5 . Page 156 (English)