1713 Bancilhon
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Boyer |
| Discovery site | Algiers Obs. |
| Discovery date | 27 September 1951 |
| Designations | |
| (1713) Bancilhon | |
Named after | Odette Bancilhon (French astronomer) |
| 1951 SC · 1931 RW 1958 VR | |
| main-belt · (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.66 yr (31,286 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6383 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8181 AU |
| 2.2282 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1840 |
| 3.33 yr (1,215 days) | |
| 316.73° | |
| 0° 17m 46.68s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.7467° |
| 61.135° | |
| 256.38° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.716±0.113 km |
| 0.259±0.049 | |
| 13.3 | |
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, and named after French astronomer Odette Bancilhon.