6257 Thorvaldsen
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 26, 1971 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6257 |
Named after | Bertel Thorvaldsen |
| 4098 T-1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5498564 |
| Perihelion | 2.1328304 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0890570 |
| 1308.5674345 | |
| 257.04542 | |
| Inclination | 7.91857 |
| 30.58183 | |
| 22.08997 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.5 | |
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6257 Thorvaldsen (4098 T-1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named after the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.[1]
References
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Physics and astronomy online library 1. Springer-Verlag. p. 521. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
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