(2013) Tucapel
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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)