(13037) Potosi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Potosi, a famous mining town in Bolivia, was founded in 1546. During 1556-1783 almost 45~000 tons of pure silver were mined from the Cerro Rico, with 7000 tons going to the Spanish monarchy. Thousands of Incan workers died from exhaustion and mercury poisoning. They were replaced by African slaves.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Potosi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Potosi is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13037 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 EN3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.25 km (#14,608 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0882 |
| Inclination | 5.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5780) Lafontaine
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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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- (13038) Woolston
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