(2013) Tucapel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1971 by University of Chile at Cerro El Roble.
Named for one of the brave Araucanian chiefs who, with his wife Gualeva, victoriously entered the city of Imperial. He died in 1560, fighting against the Spanish soldiers.Naming citation (MPC 5359), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tucapel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tucapel is 1.77 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2013 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 UH4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,470 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.328 |
| Rotation period | 9.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 7.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.774 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.