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10140 Villon

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Discovered by
  
Eric Elst

Observation arc
  
15422 days (42.22 yr)

Discovered
  
19 September 1993

Argument of perihelion
  
21.228529°

Discoverer
  
Eric Walter Elst

Discovery date
  
19 September 1993

Eccentricity
  
0.1312998

Inclination
  
2.620702°

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
2.7386771 AU (409.70026 Gm)

Semi-major axis
  
2.4208234 AU (362.15003 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie

10140 Villon is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1375.3864884 days (3.77 years).

The asteroid was discovered on September 19, 1993, and named in honor of French poet François Villon.

References

10140 Villon Wikipedia