(6826) Lavoisier Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Lavoisier is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lavoisier is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6826
Provisional designation1989 SD1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.46 km (#8,305 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.353
Absolute magnitude (H)13.04
Orbital period4.94 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.80 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.0355
Inclination3.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.81 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1989

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