5950 Leukippos

Leukippos

Discovery and designation
Discovered by	Elst and Ivanova
Discovery site	Rozhen
Discovery date	August 9, 1986
Designations
MPC designation	5950
Named after	Leucippus
Alternate name(s)	1986 PS4
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	3.2794098
Peri	2.6863028
Eccentricity	0.0994193
Orbital period	1881.6849799
Mean anomaly	62.36068
Inclination	9.06631
Longitude of ascending node	317.47263
Argument of peri	31.23257
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.7

5950 Leukippos (1986 PS4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1986 by Elst and Ivanova at Rozhen.

References

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 5950 Leukippos

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