1713 Bancilhon

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1713 Bancilhon
Discovery [1]
Discovered by L. Boyer
Discovery site Algiers Obs.
Discovery date27 September 1951
Designations
(1713) Bancilhon
Named after
Odette Bancilhon
(French astronomer) [2]
1951 SC ·1931 RW
1958 VR
main-belt  ·(inner)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 85.66 yr (31,286 days)
Aphelion 2.6383 AU
Perihelion 1.8181 AU
2.2282 AU
Eccentricity 0.1840
3.33 yr (1,215 days)
316.73°
0° 17m 46.68s / day
Inclination 3.7467°
61.135°
256.38°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions5.716±0.113 km [3]
0.259±0.049 [3]
13.3 [1]

    1713 Bancilhon, provisional designation 1951 SC, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5.7 kilometers in diameter.

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    It was discovered on 27 September 1951, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at Algiers Observatory in Algeria, North Africa, and named after French astronomer Odette Bancilhon. [2] [4]

    Orbit and classification

    Bancilhon orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.8–2.6  AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,215 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic. [1] It was first identified as 1931 RW at Lowell Observatory in 1931, extending the body's observation arc by 20 years prior to its official discovery observation. [4]

    Physical characteristics

    According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Bancilhon measures 5.716 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.259, [3] which is rather typical for asteroids with stony composition. It has an absolute magnitude of 13.3. [1] As of 2017, Bancilhon's spectral type, rotation period and shape remain unknown.

    Naming

    This minor planet was named for French 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] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 August 1978 ( M.P.C. 4419). [5]

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    References

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