(1993) Guacolda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 July 1968 by Plyugin, G. A., Belyaev, Yu. A. at Cerro El Roble.

Named for the beautiful and heroic wife of the Araucanian chief Lautaro, formerly a servant in a Spanish home. She accompanied her husband in battle, fighting side by side with him.Naming citation (MPC 5358), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Guacolda is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guacolda is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	1993
Provisional designation	1968 OH1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.41 km (#6,220 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.158
Rotation period	3.58 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.97
Orbital period	5.35 years
Semi-major axis	3.06 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.84 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity	0.0695
Inclination	11.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.84 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 July 1968

More named asteroids discovered by Plyugin, G. A., Belyaev, Yu. A.

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