(160013) Elbrus Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
This minor planet at the Hecuba Gap is named for the inactive volcano Elbrus, the highest mountain (at 5633 m) of the Caucasus in Russia, near the Georgian border. Name suggested by J. Schubart.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elbrus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elbrus is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 160013 |
| Provisional designation | 1294 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 4.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.289 |
| Inclination | 0.0731° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hecuba
All asteroids named after someone called Hecuba
Also discovered on 29 September 1973
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