(2076) Levin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 November 1974 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.

Where Levin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Levin is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2076
Provisional designation1974 WA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.56 km (#13,812 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.556
Absolute magnitude (H)14.38
Orbital period3.43 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination4.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.943 au

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

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