(3205) Boksenberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Where Boksenberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boksenberg is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3205 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MO6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,029 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 June 1979
- (2343) Siding Spring
- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2628) Kopal
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
- (3129) Bonestell
- (3756) Ruscannon
- (3817) Lencarter
- (4314) Dervan
More named asteroids discovered by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J.
- (2324) Janice
- (2343) Siding Spring
- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2440) Educatio
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2499) Brunk
- (2611) Boyce
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2628) Kopal
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
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