1038 Tuckia

1038 Tuckia
Discovery[1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date24 November 1924
Designations
(1038) Tuckia
Named after
Edward Tuck
(American philanthropist)[2]
1924 TK · 1932 VA
main-belt · (outer)[1]
Hilda[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc92.34 yr (33,728 days)
Aphelion4.8595 AU
Perihelion3.1044 AU
3.9820 AU
Eccentricity0.2204
7.95 yr (2,902 days)
340.94°
0° 7m 26.4s / day
Inclination9.1840°
57.769°
305.02°
Jupiter MOID0.7613 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions52.69±2.41 km[5]
58.3 km (DASTCOM)[1]
58.36 km (derived)[4]
23.2 h[6]
0.0244±0.006[1]
0.030±0.003[5]
0.0304 (derived)[4]
Tholen = DTU:[1] · DTU:[4]
B–V = 0.768[1]
U–B = 0.232[1]
10.58[4][6] · 10.60±0.45[7] · 10.82[1][5]

1038 Tuckia, provisional designation 1924 TK, is rare-type Hilda asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 58 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 November 1924, by German astronomer by Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.[3] The asteroid was named after American banker Edward Tuck and his wife.[2]

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