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6170 Levasseur

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Levasseur
Discovery
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteFlagstaff
Discovery date5 April 1981
Designations
6170
Named after
Pierre Émile Levasseur
1981 GP
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc22375 days (61.26 yr)
Aphelion3.1025618 AU (464.13664 Gm)
Perihelion1.6020260 AU (239.65968 Gm)
2.352294 AU (351.8982 Gm)
Eccentricity0.3189516
3.61 yr (1317.8 d)
272.29409°
0° 16m 23.488s / day
Inclination22.58409°
11.79854°
103.81651°
Earth MOID0.757061 AU (113.2547 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.33228 AU (348.904 Gm)
TJupiter3.389
Physical characteristics
2.6529 h (0.11054 d)
13.4

6170 Levasseur (1981 GP) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on April 5, 1981 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.

References

  • Donald P. Pray; Adrian Galad; Stefan Gajdos; Jozef Vilagi; Walt Cooney; John Gross; et al. (2006). "Lightcurve analysis of asteroids 53, 698, 1016, 1523, 1950, 4608, 5080, 6170, 7760, 8213, 11271, 14257, 15350 and 17509" (PDF). Minor Planet Bulletin. 33 (11): 92–95. Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...92P.