1713 Bancilhon

Bancilhon
Discovery
Discovered by Boyer, L.
Discovery site Algiers
Discovery date September 27, 1951
Designations
MPC designation 1713
Named after Odette Bancilhon
Alternate name(s) 1951 SC
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.6387816
Peri 1.8174402
Eccentricity 0.1843134
Orbital period 1214.7967918
Mean anomaly 29.41168
Inclination 3.74674
Longitude of ascending node 61.19929
Argument of peri 256.25287
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.3

1713 Bancilhon (1951 SC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 27, 1951 by Louis Boyer at Algiers.

It was named after Odette Bancilhon, Boyer's colleague and wife of astronomer Alfred Schmitt.

External links