(13476) Pepesales Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1974 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
José Luis “Pepe” Sales (1957–2022) was an Argentine physicist and professor who taught several generations of astronomers at San Juan National University in Argentina.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #23, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pepesales is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pepesales is 1.84 au from the Sun and 0.882 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13476 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 QF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 2.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.801 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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