(58460) Le Mouelic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 June 1996 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Stéphane Le Mouélic (b. 1972) is a research engineer at the University of Nantes, who specializes in remote sensing and image processing of planetary surfaces.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #14, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Le Mouelic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Le Mouelic is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58460 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 LM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.21 km (#10,222 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 21.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.880 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.