10830 Desforges
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 20, 1993 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 10830 |
| 1993 UT6 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.1318904 |
| Perihelion | 2.1869206 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1776656 |
| 1584.0732349 | |
| 55.33924 | |
| Inclination | 11.13790 |
| 178.86235 | |
| 306.90391 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.7 | |
10830 Desforges (1993 UT6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1993, by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. The asteroid is named for Jacques Desforges (1723–1791), a French priest who was imprisoned for eight months in 1758 in the Bastille, during which time he planned the construction of a flying machine.[1]
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