5088 Tancredi

5088 Tancredi
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC.-I. Lagerkvist
Discovery siteLa Silla Obs.
Discovery date22 August 1979
Designations
(5088) Tancredi
Named after
Gonzalo Tancredi
(Uruguayan astronomer)[2]
1979 QZ1 · 1982 DP6
1985 RS3
main-belt · Themis [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc37.60 yr (13,733 days)
Aphelion3.5929 AU
Perihelion2.6160 AU
3.1045 AU
Eccentricity0.1573
5.47 yr (1,998 days)
225.83°
0° 10m 48.72s / day
Inclination0.5844°
5.7375°
84.766°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions12.81 km (derived)[3]
15.939±0.137 km[4][5]
5.0591±0.0001 h[6]
0.0695±0.0122[4][5]
0.08 (assumed)[3]
C [3][6]
12.36±0.07 (S)[6] · 12.5[1][4][5] · 12.81[3]

5088 Tancredi, provisional designation 1979 QZ1, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 August 1979, by Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile.[7] It is named after Uruguayan astronomer Gonzalo Tancredi.[2]

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