5088 Tancredi
5088 Tancredi, provisional designation 1979 QZ1, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 August 1979, by Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. It is named after Uruguayan astronomer Gonzalo Tancredi.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C.-I. Lagerkvist |
| Discovery site | La Silla Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 August 1979 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (5088) Tancredi |
Named after | Gonzalo Tancredi (Uruguayan astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1979 QZ1 · 1982 DP6 1985 RS3 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · Themis |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 37.60 yr (13,733 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.5929 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6160 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1045 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1573 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.47 yr (1,998 days) |
Mean anomaly | 225.83° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 48.72s / day |
| Inclination | 0.5844° |
Longitude of ascending node | 5.7375° |
| 84.766° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 12.81 km (derived) 15.939±0.137 km |
Synodic rotation period | 5.0591±0.0001 h |
| 0.0695±0.0122 0.08 (assumed) | |
| C | |
| 12.36±0.07 (S) · 12.5 · 12.81 | |
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