(543081) Albertducrocq Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 2013 by M. Ory at Oukaimeden.
Albert Ducrocq (1921–2001) was a French cybernetic scientist, journalist and essayist. For several decades he wrote a weekly space column in the magazine Air & Cosmos. Albert was and will remain a model for the discoverer of this asteroid.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albertducrocq is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertducrocq is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 543081 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 SC26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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