1038 Tuckia

1038 Tuckia

Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf[1]
Discovery date	24 November 1924[1]
Designations
MPC designation	1038 Tuckia[1]
Alternative names	1924 TK[1]
Minor planet category	Main-belt asteroid
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	91.35 yr (33367 days)
Aphelion	4.8561 AU (726.46 Gm)
Perihelion	3.1040 AU (464.35 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.9800 AU (595.40 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.22011
Orbital period	7.94 yr (2900.2 d)
Mean anomaly	291.22°
Mean motion	0° 7^m 26.868^s / day
Inclination	9.1847°
Longitude of ascending node	57.775°
Argument of perihelion	305.09°
Earth MOID	2.11351 AU (316.177 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	0.764026 AU (114.2967 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	2.992
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	29.15 km
Rotation period	23.2 h (0.97 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0244±0.006
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.82

1038 Tuckia is an asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on November 24, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 TK. It was named after Edward Tuck and his wife.^[1] It makes 3 orbits for every 2 orbits Jupiter makes.

References

1. Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
2. "1038 Tuckia (1924 TK)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

External links

• 1038 Tuckia at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters