Discovered by L. Boyer MPC designation 1713 Bancilhon Discovered 27 September 1951 Orbits Sun Discovery site Algiers Observatory | Discovery date 27 September 1951 Minor planet category main-belt · (inner) Absolute magnitude 13.3 Discoverer Louis Boyer Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Named after Odette Bancilhon
(astronomer) Alternative names 1951 SC · 1931 RW
1958 VR People also search for 1339 Désagneauxa, Sun, 1606 Jekhovsky | ||
1713 Bancilhon, provisional designation 1951 SC, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5.7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 27 September 1951, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at Algiers Observatory in Algeria, North Africa.
Bancilhon orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,215 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first identified as 1931 RW at Lowell Observatory in 1931, extending the body's observation arc by 20 years prior to its official discovery observation.
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Bancilhon measures 5.716 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.259, which is rather typical for asteroids with stony composition. It has an absolute magnitude of 13.3. As of 2017, Bancilhon's spectral type, rotation period and shape remain unknown.
This minor planet was named for French astronomer Odette Bancilhon, Boyer's colleague and wife of astronomer Alfred Schmitt. Odette Bancilhon herself discovered the minor planet 1333 Cevenola at Algiers Observatory in 1934. Naming citation was published before November 1977 (M.P.C. 4419).