(38667) de Lignie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Marc de Lignie (b. 1964) is a Dutch physicist and an amateur astronomer who pioneered techniques and developed tools for the observation and triangulation of meteors using intensified and low-light video cameras. He has published results of his observations for many years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where de Lignie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Lignie is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38667 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OT56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.98 km (#17,050 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 3.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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