(13513) Manila Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Manila is the capital of the Philippines, with a capital region of about 12 million inhabitants. With an area of only 2498 hectares, it is the most densely populated place in the world. The Manila Galleon trade route (1565-1815) was the first global trade route in history that crossed the Pacific.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Manila is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manila is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13513 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 EL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.91 km (#17,139 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 5.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (6483) Nikolajvasil'ev
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- (7285) Seggewiss
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- (9329) Nikolaimedtner
- (11506) Toulouse-Lautrec
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- (13037) Potosi
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