(1974) Caupolican Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 1968 by Torres, C., Cofre, S. at Cerro El Roble.
Named for the Great Chief of the unified Araucanian tribes. He was selected after winning a competition in which a trunk had to be carried on the shoulders for as long as possible; he carried it for three days and nights.Naming citation (MPC 5358), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caupolican is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caupolican is 3.46 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1974 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 OE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,271 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 248 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 July 1968
- (1973) Colocolo
- (1992) Galvarino
- (2028) Janequeo
- (2654) Ristenpart
- (4878) Gilhutton
- (5659) Vergara
- (43722) Carloseduardo