(13059) Ducuroir Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Amateur astronomer Marc Ducuroir (1932-2003), secretary of the Société Royale Belge d´Astronomie during 1968-1977, participated in nine eclipse expeditions. His enthusiasm and sense of humor were much appreciated. He built a 0.15-m astrograph, now at the Peiresc Observatory, near St. Hubert, Belgium.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ducuroir is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ducuroir is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13059 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 BD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.44 km (#9,809 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Rotation period | 13.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0928 |
| Inclination | 6.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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