1713 Bancilhon

1713 Bancilhon
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Boyer
Discovery siteAlgiers 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 arc85.66 yr (31,286 days)
Aphelion2.6383 AU
Perihelion1.8181 AU
2.2282 AU
Eccentricity0.1840
3.33 yr (1,215 days)
316.73°
0° 17m 46.68s / day
Inclination3.7467°
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.

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]

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