5950 Leukippos
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5950 Leukippos is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on August 9, 1986 by Elst
and Ivanova at Rozhen
.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on August 9, 1986 by Elst
Elst
Elst is the name of a number of towns:*Elst; a village and former municipality, now part of Overbetuwe, in Gelderland*Elst; a village in the municipality of Rhenen, in the province of Utrecht*Elst; a village in the municipality of Maasdonk, in North Brabant...
and Ivanova at Rozhen
Rozhen
Rozhen may refer to:* Rozhen, Bulgaria, a village in Sandanski municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria** the Rozhen Monastery, located nearby* Rozhen, an area in the Rhodope Mountains, in Smolyan municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria...
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