(3435) Boury Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 1981 by F. Dossin at Haute Provence.
Where Boury is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boury is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3435 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 XC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.25 km (#7,367 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Rotation period | 14.4 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0457 |
| Inclination | 7.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.