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6170 Levasseur

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Discovered by
  
E. Bowell

Alternative names
  
1981 GP

Discovered
  
5 April 1981

Discoverer
  
Edward L. G. Bowell

Discovery site
  
Anderson Mesa Station

MPC designation
  
6170

Discovery date
  
5 April 1981

Observation arc
  
22375 days (61.26 yr)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Pierre Émile Levasseur

Asteroid group
  
Mars-crosser asteroid

Aphelion
  
3.1025618 AU (464.13664 Gm)

Perihelion
  
1.6020260 AU (239.65968 Gm)

6170 Levasseur (1981 GP) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on April 5, 1981 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.

References

6170 Levasseur Wikipedia