(3138) Ciney Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1980 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Where Ciney is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ciney is 2.09 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3138 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 KL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.51 km (#9,700 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Rotation period | 113 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0744 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 May 1980
More named asteroids discovered by H. Debehogne
- (2364) Seillier
- (2543) Machado
- (2590) Mourao
- (2673) Lossignol
- (2707) Ueferji
- (2814) Vieira
- (2852) Declercq
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
- (3374) Namur
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