6240 Lucretius Carus
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | September 26, 1989 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6240 |
| Named after | Lucretius |
| Alternative names | 1989 SL1 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.3429562 |
| Perihelion | 2.0984392 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0550541 |
| Orbital period | 1208.7391031 |
| Mean anomaly | 83.88742 |
| Inclination | 4.72006 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 121.77967 |
| Argument of perihelion | 37.74228 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
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6240 Lucretius Carus (1989 SL1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
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