Discovered by B. Jekhovsky MPC designation 1013 Tombecka Minor planet category main-belt Absolute magnitude 10.12 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 17 January 1924 Named after D. Tombeck Discovered 17 January 1924 Orbits Sun Discovery site Algiers Observatory | |
Alternative names 1924 PQ · 1953 TP31962 VK · A905 UGA907 GW Similar 1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, Asteroid belt, Sun | ||
1013 Tombecka is a main-belt asteroid about 35 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Russian–French astronomer Benjamin Jekhowsky at Algiers Observatory, Algeria, on January 17, 1924, and assigned a provisional designation of 1924 PQ. It was named in honor of secretary of the Faculty of Sciences of Paris, D. Tombeck.
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