(5967) Edithlevy Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 1991 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Edithlevy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edithlevy is 1.85 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5967 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 CM5 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,067 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.570 |
| Rotation period | 66.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 2.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0550 |
| Inclination | 24.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.872 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 February 1991
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