(47069) Tecumseh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tecumseh (1768?–1813) was a Shawnee chief, warrior and diplomat who traveled widely through aboriginal lands in eastern North America to promote an intertribal confederacy for resistance to colonial expansion. His determination for that cause ended in his death, but made him an iconic hero in history.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tecumseh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tecumseh is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47069 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XC73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.15 km (#8,716 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.388 |
| Rotation period | 785 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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