(1997) Leverrier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1963 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Leverrier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leverrier is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1997 |
| Provisional designation | 1963 RC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.81 km (#7,864 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.166 |
| Rotation period | 8.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 6.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.748 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1963
More named asteroids discovered by Indiana University
- (1575) Winifred
- (1578) Kirkwood
- (1602) Indiana
- (1615) Bardwell
- (1721) Wells
- (1728) Goethe Link
- (1729) Beryl
- (1741) Giclas
- (1746) Brouwer
- (1751) Herget
- (1761) Edmondson
- (1762) Russell
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