1569 Evita

1569 Evita
Discovery[1]
Discovered byM. Itzigsohn
Discovery siteLa Plata Obs.
Discovery date3 August 1948
Designations
(1569) Evita
Named after
Eva Perón
(First Lady of Argentina)[2]
1948 PA · 1936 KE
1947 LA · 1976 SJ10
main-belt · (outer)
background[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc68.65 yr (25,075 days)
Aphelion3.5669 AU
Perihelion2.7267 AU
3.1468 AU
Eccentricity0.1335
5.58 yr (2,039 days)
95.582°
0° 10m 35.76s / day
Inclination12.267°
99.509°
249.74°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions36.346±0.208 km[4]
0.047±0.007[5]
11.2[1]

1569 Evita, provisional designation 1948 PA, is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 36 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 August 1948, by astronomer Miguel Itzigsohn at the La Plata Astronomical Observatory in Argentina.[6] The asteroid was named after Eva Perón.[2]

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