15896 Birkhoff
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | P. G. Comba |
| Discovery site | Prescott |
| Discovery date | June 13, 1997 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 15896 |
| Named after | George David Birkhoff |
| Alternative names | 1997 LX5 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.7989568 |
| Perihelion | 2.0468842 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1551996 |
| Orbital period | 1377.5493512 |
| Mean anomaly | 342.41485 |
| Inclination | 1.98192 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 139.45089 |
| Argument of perihelion | 115.58089 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
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15896 Birkhoff (1997 LX5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 13, 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
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