1713 Bancilhon
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Boyer |
| Discovery site | Algiers Observatory |
| Discovery date | 27 September 1951 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1713 Bancilhon |
Named after |
Odette Bancilhon (astronomer)[2] |
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1951 SC · 1931 RW 1958 VR | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.11 yr (30,723 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6401 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8153 AU |
| 2.2277 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1851 |
| 3.33 yr (1,214 days) | |
| 79.838° | |
| Inclination | 3.7460° |
| 61.171° | |
| 256.22° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8063 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.3 | |
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1713 Bancilhon, provisional designation 1951 SC, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 27 September 1951 by French astronomer Louis Boyer at Algiers Observatory in Algeria, North Africa.[3]
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,214 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.19 and is tilted by 4 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. Little is known about the asteroids size, composition, albedo and rotation, despite having a well-observed orbit with the lowest possible uncertainty (i.e. a condition code of 0) and an observation arc that spans over a period of nearly 90 years.[1]
The asteroid was named after French female astronomer Odette Bancilhon, Boyer's colleague and wife of astronomer Alfred Schmitt. Odette Bancilhon herself discovered the minor planet 1333 Cevenola at Algiers Observatory in 1934.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1713 Bancilhon (1951 SC)" (2015-10-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1713) Bancilhon. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 136. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
- ↑ "1713 Bancilhon (1951 SC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1713 Bancilhon at the JPL Small-Body Database
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