(5524) Lecacheux Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 September 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.

Where Lecacheux is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lecacheux is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5524
Provisional designation1991 RA30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.9 km (#2,219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0340
Rotation period8.42 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.13
Orbital period3.64 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 2.43 au
Eccentricity0.0269
Inclination7.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

Also discovered on 15 September 1991

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