1569 Evita

Evita
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Itzigsohn, M.
Discovery site La Plata
Discovery date August 3, 1948
Designations
MPC designation 1569
Named after
Eva Perón
1948 PA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.5660024
Perihelion 2.7257096
Eccentricity 0.1335555
2038.0117497
213.26535
Inclination 12.27018
99.68200
251.65227
Physical characteristics
0.0558
11.10

    1569 Evita (1948 PA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1948 by Miguel Itzigsohn.[1] This object is named for former Argentine first lady Eva Perón, who was commonly known by the affectionate Spanish diminutive form of her name, Evita. The asteroids 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir, 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: 1569 Evita". NASA. Retrieved January 12, 2011.