(428259) Laphil Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 February 2007 by H.-C. Lin Q.-Z. Ye at Lulin.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic, founded in 1919, is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. It is widely considered as one of the finest orchestras in the United States.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Laphil is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laphil is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number428259
Provisional designation2007 CA6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.36
Orbital period4.07 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.271
Inclination12.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.907 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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