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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery date | September 14, 1963 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Urbain Le Verrier |
| Alternate name(s) | 1940 SF; 1950 TS3; 1953 QB; 1963 RC; 1973 SX4; 1973 UF |
| Minor planet category |
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| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion | 398.652 Gm (2.665 AU) |
| Perihelion | 262.404 Gm (1.754 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 330.528 Gm (2.209 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Orbital period | 1199.563 d (3.28 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.82 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 2.866° |
| Inclination | 6.066° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 353.316° |
| Argument of perihelion | 0.691° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 6.8 km |
| Mass | 3.3×1014? kg |
| Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0019? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0036? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~187 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
1997 Leverrier is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program and was named after Urbain Le Verrier, the French mathematician who, simultaneously with John Couch Adams, predicted the existence and position of the planet Neptune.
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