1588 Descamisada

Descamisada
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Miguel Itzigsohn
Discovery site Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata
Discovery date June 27, 1951
Designations
MPC designation 1588
Named after Eva Perón
Alternate name(s) 1951 MH
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.2412048
Peri 2.8157384
Eccentricity 0.0702444
Orbital period 1925.0130420
Mean anomaly 222.17802
Inclination 11.26707
Longitude of ascending node 98.82261
Argument of peri 228.52242
Absolute magnitude (H) 11.1

1588 Descamisada (1951 MH) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 27, 1951 by Miguel Itzigsohn.[1] at the La Plata Astronomical Observatory in La Plata, Argentina. The object was named for Argentine first lady Eva Perón, and its name is a feminized form of "descamisado" (shirtless one) - a term used to denote the working class citizens which formed the support base of Peronism. The asteroids 1569 Evita, 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir 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: 1588 Descamisada". NASA. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1588+Descamisada. Retrieved January 12, 2011. 
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