13963 Euphrates
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| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Eric Walter Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 3, 1991 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 13963 |
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Named after
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Euphrates |
| 1991 PT4 | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 4.1882 |
| Perihelion | 2.4653 |
| 3.32674 | |
| Eccentricity | 0.258951 |
| 2216.29 | |
| 284.752 | |
| Inclination | 0.935 |
| 227.48 | |
| 130.141 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.7 | |
13963 Euphrates (1991 PT4) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1991, by Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory.[1] It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2 : 1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.[3]
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