(13126) Calbuco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Calbuco is a strato volcano in southern Chile, southeast of Lake Llanquihue. On 2015 April 22 the volcano, after having lain dormant for decades, erupted twice in the space of a few hours, spewing ash and lava all over the sparsely-populated mountainous area.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Calbuco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Calbuco is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13126 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PT16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0776 |
| Inclination | 2.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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