12359 Cajigal
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | O. A. Naranjo |
| Discovery site | Llano del Hato – Mérida |
| Discovery date | 22 September 1993 |
| Designations | |
| (12359) Cajigal | |
Named after | Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo (mathematician, engineer, and statesman) |
| 1993 SN3 · 1976 UU2 1998 QB9 | |
| main-belt · Themis | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 40.39 yr (14,754 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6970 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7026 AU |
| 3.1998 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1554 |
| 5.72 yr (2,091 days) | |
| 53.802° | |
| 0° 10m 19.92s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.9455° |
| 175.05° | |
| 223.78° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 10.49 km (calculated) 11.69±2.68 km 13.052±0.197 km |
| 11.7664±0.0038 h | |
| 0.08 (assumed) 0.095±0.022 0.098±0.064 | |
| C | |
| 12.9 · 13.10±0.41 · 12.805±0.003 · 12.6 · 13.25 · 12.80 | |
12359 Cajigal, provisional designation 1993 SN3, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid was discovered on 22 September 1993, by Venezuelan astronomer Orlando Naranjo at the Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory, Mérida, located in the Venezuelan Andes. It was named after Venezuelan politician and scientist Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo.