- 15896 Birkhoff
Infobox Planet
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width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = Birkhoff
symbol =
caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =P. G. Comba
discovery_site = Prescott
discovered =June 13 ,1997
designations = yes
mp_name = 15896
alt_names = 1997 LX5
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 2.7989568
perihelion = 2.0468842
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.1551996
period = 1377.5493512
avg_speed =
inclination = 1.98192
asc_node = 139.45089
mean_anomaly = 342.41485
arg_peri = 115.58089
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=
temp_name1 =
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 15.515896 Birkhoff (1997 LX5) is a
Main-belt Asteroid discovered onJune 13 ,1997 byP. G. Comba at Prescott.External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=15896+Birkhoff JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 15896 Birkhoff]
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