(2795) Lepage Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 December 1979 by Debehogne, H., Netto, E. R. at La Silla.

Where Lepage is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLepageLepage

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lepage is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2795
Provisional designation1979 YM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.88 km (#9,110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.353
Rotation period40.4 hours
Spectral typeV
Absolute magnitude (H)13.07
Orbital period3.48 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 2.36 au
Eccentricity0.0285
Inclination6.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

Also discovered on 16 December 1979

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