(10938) Lorenzalevy Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Lorenza Levy (b. 1976) has been an observer for LONEOS since mid-1999.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lorenzalevy is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLorenzalevyLorenzalevy

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorenzalevy is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10938
Provisional designation1998 SW60
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter24.4 km (#1,738 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0750
Rotation period85.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.93
Orbital period5.78 years
Semi-major axis3.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.00 – 3.44 au
Eccentricity0.0685
Inclination21.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.06 au

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

Also discovered on 17 September 1998

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