(2275) Cuitlahuac

Asteroid (2275) Cuitlahuac
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Inner main belt
Major semi-axis	2.296 AU
eccentricity	0.169
Perihelion - aphelion	1.907 AU - 2.685 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	6.394 °
Length of the ascending node	197.206 °
Argument of the periapsis	154.248 °
Time of passage of the perihelion	May 11, 2018
Sidereal period	3.48 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	7.013 ± 0.094 km
Albedo	0.177 ± 0.035
Rotation period	6.2891 h
Absolute brightness	12.6 mag
history
Explorer	Hans-Emil Schuster
Date of discovery	March 14, 1980
Another name	1979 MH ; 1931 XS; 1948 PX; 1955 QF; 1969 TH; 1972 LS; 1976 WF; 1982 HH
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.

(2275) Cuitlahuac ( 1979 MH ; 1931 XS ; 1948 PX ; 1955 QF ; 1969 TH ; 1972 LS ; 1976 WF ; 1982 HH ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on March 14, 1980 by the German astronomer Hans-Emil Schuster on Felix Aguilar Observatory ( European Southern Observatory ) in the El Leoncito National Park in the province of San Juan in Argentina ( IAU code 808).

designation

(2275) Cuitlahuac was named after Cuitláhuac , the tenth ruler of the Aztecs , who ruled for a short time in 1520. He was the brother of his predecessor Moctezuma II (asteroid (2272) Montezuma ). He had been released from captivity by the conquistador Hernán Cortés to negotiate a dispute, after which he gathered the Aztecs to fight the Spanish. After fierce fighting in which thousands of Aztec warriors were killed, he drove Cortes out of the city with the loss of over half of his men and all of his treasures. Within a few months, Cuitláhuac and thousands of his compatriots died of smallpox : they had been infected by a Spanish soldier.

Web links

(2275) Cuitlahuac in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
(2275) Cuitlahuac in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .

Individual evidence

^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 185 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on November 4, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in honor of the tenth emperor of the Aztec empire, who reigned briefly in 1520. "

[1] Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 185 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on November 4, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in honor of the tenth emperor of the Aztec empire, who reigned briefly in 1520. "