762 Pulcova
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762 Pulcova
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pulcova |
| Designation | 1913 SQ |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | G. N. Neujmin |
| Discovery date | September 3, 1913 |
| Discovery site | Simeis |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 20, 1999 (JDCT 2451471.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.096 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 3.159 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.857 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.461 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 5.615 a |
| Inclination (i) | 13.049° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 306.077° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 187.200° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | -5.358° |
762 Pulcova is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Grigoriy N. Neujmin in 1913, and is named after Pulkovo Observatory, near Saint Petersburg. Pulcova is 137 km in diameter, and is a C-type asteroid, which means that it is dark in colouring with a carbonate composition. Its density appears to be unusually low, indicating that it may be a loosely-packed rubble pile, not a monolithic object.
In 2000, astronomers at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, discovered a small, 15 km moon orbiting Pulcova at a distance of 800 km. It was one of the first asteroid moons to be identified.
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