1582 Martir

Martir
Discovery and designation
Discovered by M. Itzigsohn
Discovery site La Plata
Discovery date June 15, 1950
Designations
MPC designation 1582
Named after Eva Perón
Alternate name(s) 1950 LY
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.5614266
Peri 2.7443672
Eccentricity 0.1295728
Orbital period 2044.8577026
Mean anomaly 149.91562
Inclination 11.61532
Longitude of ascending node 94.04959
Argument of peri 129.70646
Geometric albedo 0.0570
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.90

1582 Martir (1950 LY) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 15, 1950 by Miguel Itzigsohn at La Plata.[1] at the La Plata Astronomical Observatory in La Plata, Argentina. The object was named for Argentine first lady Eva Perón, and its name translates from Spanish to "martyr", a term sometimes given her alongside in relation to her work towards social justice.[2] The asteroids 1569 Evita, 1581 Abanderada, 1588 Descamisada and 1589 Fanatica were also discovered by Itzigsohn, and were also given names in tribute to Perón.

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References

  1. ^ Yeomans, Donald K. (August 29, 2003). "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1582 Martir". NASA. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1582+Martir. Retrieved January 12, 2011. 
  2. ^ Barnes, John (1996). Evita, First Lady: a Biography of Eva Perón. Argentina: Grove Press. pp. 165. http://books.google.com/books?id=ip5zbILYNDAC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA165#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
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