(79417) Tonylevin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Tony Levin (b. 1946) is an American bass player. He has played with many stars including Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and Buddy Rich, as well as his own band The Stick Men. Tony has played over 2500 concerts and featured on 500 albums.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tonylevin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tonylevin is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79417 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 KQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 85.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0766 |
| Inclination | 6.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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