1917 Cuyo

1917 Cuyo
Modelled shape of Cuyo from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. U. Cesco
A. G. Samuel
Discovery siteEl Leoncito Complex
Discovery date1 January 1968
Designations
(1917) Cuyo
Named after
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo[2]
1968 AA
NEO · Amor[1][3]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc65.08 yr (23,769 d)
Earliest precovery date6 May 1954
Aphelion3.2353 AU
Perihelion1.0624 AU
2.1488 AU
Eccentricity0.5056
3.15 yr (1,151 d)
129.40°
0° 18m 46.44s / day
Inclination23.962°
188.31°
194.53°
Earth MOID0.0716 AU (27.8938 LD)
Physical characteristics
5.7 km[4]
2.6890 h[5]
0.195±0.032[4]
SMASS = Sl[3]
13.9[3]
14.3[1]

1917 Cuyo (prov. designation: 1968 AA) is an stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Amor group, approximately 5.7 kilometers (3.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 1 January 1968, by astronomer Carlos Cesco and A. G. Samuel at El Leoncito Observatory, Argentina.[3]

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