(4313) Bouchet Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 1979 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Where Bouchet is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBouchetBouchet

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bouchet is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4313
Provisional designation1979 HK1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.9 km (#2,363 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0890
Rotation period177 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.9
Orbital period4.32 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.0109
Inclination9.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

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