(9285) Le Corre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Lucille Le Corre (b. 1983) is an associate researcher at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson. Her work includes creating combined geologic and composition maps of planetary satellite and asteroid surfaces using radar, spectroscopic and imaging data.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Le Corre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Le Corre is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9285 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EL24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.09 km (#8,795 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0624 |
| Inclination | 1.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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