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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Mrkos, A. |
| Discovery site | Klet |
| Discovery date | March 22, 1984 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5668 |
| Named after | Léon Foucault |
| Alternate name(s) | 1984 FU |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5158544 |
| Peri | 2.0314862 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1065168 |
| Orbital period | 1252.2460424 |
| Mean anomaly | 16.36676 |
| Inclination | 6.09950 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 23.06349 |
| Argument of peri | 157.82370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
5668 Foucault (1984 FU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1984 by Antonín Mrkos at Klet. It is named for the French physicist Léon Foucault.[1]
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