(2037) Tripaxeptalis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
A whimsical name, suggested by the fact that (2037) = 3 x (679) Pax = 7 x (291) Alice.Naming citation (MPC 5359), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tripaxeptalis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tripaxeptalis is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2037 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 UB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.96 km (#8,998 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Rotation period | 2.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 4.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 October 1973
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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