(5383) Leavitt Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Leavitt is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leavitt is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5383
Provisional designation4293 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.46 km (#7,140 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.220
Rotation period6.18 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.31
Orbital period4.83 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.0904
Inclination3.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1973

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