page_title: 6257 Thorvaldsen
hierarchical_section_title: 6257 Thorvaldsen
caption_attribution_description: English: 3D convex shape model of 6257 Thorvaldsen, computed using light curve inversion techniques. J. Hanuš, J. Ďurech, M. Brož, B. D. Warner&#32;(June 2011).&#32;"A study of asteroid pole-latitude distribution based on an extended set of shape models derived by the lightcurve inversion method". Astronomy and Astrophysics&#32;530: A134. DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201116738. ISSN 0004-6361. arXiv
context_page_description: 6257 Thorvaldsen, provisional designation 4098 T-1, is a bright Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered during the Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey on 26 March 1971, by Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in California. The asteroid was named for Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.
context_section_description: 6257 Thorvaldsen, provisional designation 4098 T-1, is a bright Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey on 26 March 1971, by Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in California. The asteroid was named for Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.
caption: Thorvaldsen modeled from its lightcurve
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