(5987) Liviogratton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 1975 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Born in Italy, Livio Gratton (1910-1991) spent many years in Argentina, where he was at various times in charge of the astrophysics department of La Plata Observatory, director of Córdoba Observatory and the first director of the Institute of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics of the Córdoba National University.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liviogratton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liviogratton is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5987 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 LQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.67 km (#11,296 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Rotation period | 3.20 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 5.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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