(4684) Bendjoya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 April 1978 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Where Bendjoya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBendjoyaBendjoya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bendjoya is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4684
Provisional designation1978 GJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.25 km (#10,143 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.233
Rotation period12.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.28
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination5.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

More named asteroids discovered by H. Debehogne