3673 Levy

3673 Levy
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date22 August 1985
Designations
(3673) Levy
Named after
David H. Levy (Canadian astronomer)[2]
1985 QS · 1969 ER
1978 SW5 · 1978 WN
main-belt · Flora [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc47.32 yr (17,284 days)
Aphelion2.7791 AU
Perihelion1.9108 AU
2.3450 AU
Eccentricity0.1851
3.59 yr (1,312 days)
280.30°
0° 16m 28.2s / day
Inclination7.0907°
13.369°
45.035°
Known satellites1 [a]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions5.80±0.20 km[4]
6.412±0.159 km[5][6]
6.468 km[7]
6.47 km (taken)[3]
2.68748±0.00007 h[b]
2.6879±0.0005 h[8]
0.2341[7]
0.2472±0.0325[5][6]
0.398±0.035[4]
S [3]
12.65±0.06 (R)[b] · 12.80[4] · 12.9[1] · 13.1[5] · 13.14±0.078[3][7] · 13.30±0.31[9]

3673 Levy, provisional designation 1985 QS, is a binary[a] Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 August 1985, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, United States.[10] The asteroid was named after Canadian astronomer David H. Levy.[2]

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