Discovered by E. W. Elst Alternative names 1993 UT6 Discovered 20 October 1993 Orbits Sun Discovery site La Silla Observatory MPC designation 10830 | Discovery date 20 October 1993 Observation arc 12405 days (33.96 yr) Absolute magnitude 13.7 Discoverer Eric Walter Elst Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.1252862 AU (467.53616 Gm) Perihelion 2.1974589 AU (328.73517 Gm) | ||
10830 Desforges (1993 UT6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1993, by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. The asteroid is named for Jacques Desforges (1723–1791), a French priest who was imprisoned for eight months in 1758 in the Bastille, during which time he planned the construction of a flying machine.
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