(13052) Las Casas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Bartolome de Las Casas (1474-1565) was a Catholic priest who fought for the rights of the Indians and against the military conquest of the New World. He wrote Brief Report on the Destruction of the Indians, an account of the atrocities of the Spanish conquerors against the Indians.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Las Casas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Las Casas is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13052 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SN8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.50 km (#8,248 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0386 |
| Inclination | 4.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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