(6479) Leoconnolly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 June 1988 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Leoconnolly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leoconnolly is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6479 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 LC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.5 km (#3,016 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Rotation period | 5.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 June 1988
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- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
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