1038 Tuckia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf[1] |
| Discovery date | 24 November 1924[1] |
| Designations | |
| 1038 Tuckia[1] | |
| 1924 TK[1] | |
| Main-belt asteroid | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 91.35 yr (33367 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.8561 AU (726.46 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 3.1040 AU (464.35 Gm) |
| 3.9800 AU (595.40 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.22011 |
| 7.94 yr (2900.2 d) | |
| 291.22° | |
| 0° 7m 26.868s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.1847° |
| 57.775° | |
| 305.09° | |
| Earth MOID | 2.11351 AU (316.177 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.764026 AU (114.2967 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 2.992 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 29.15 km | |
| 23.2 h (0.97 d) | |
| 0.0244±0.006 | |
| 10.82 | |
1038 Tuckia is an asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on November 24, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 TK. It was named after Edward Tuck and his wife.[1] It makes 3 orbits for every 2 orbits Jupiter makes.
References
- ^ a b c d e Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Vol. 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "1038 Tuckia (1924 TK)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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