(13057) Jorgensen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 1990 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Carl Jorgensen (b. 1948) is a well-known amateur astronomer from Montreal. In the 1960s he chaired the Double Star Section of the Montreal Center of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and was editor of the Center's newsletter, Skyward. Jorgensen has worked at McGill University for many years.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jorgensen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jorgensen is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13057 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VF8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.37 km (#6,252 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 8.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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