(55737) Coquimbo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Coquimbo is a city in Chile and the capital of the Elqui province, located on the Pan American Highway. The natural harbor in Coquimbo was taken over by Pedro de Valdivia in 1550, together with the gold and copper industry in the region.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Coquimbo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Coquimbo is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55737 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.24 km (#14,620 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.266 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 6.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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