(4513) Louvre Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 August 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Louvre is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Louvre is 3.16 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4513
Provisional designation1971 QW1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.0 km (#3,721 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.240
Rotation period2.94 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.18
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.0834
Inclination9.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

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

Also discovered on 30 August 1971

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