(13930) Tashko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1988 by V. Ivanova at Smolyan.
Tashko Vulchev (1970-1999) was a highly talented young astronomer-scientist at the Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory. He died tragically shortly before the presentation of his Ph.D. thesis on the variability and structure of the stellar wind in the luminous massive stars.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tashko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tashko is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13930 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RQ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,874 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.313 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 4.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.821 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.