(2359) Debehogne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Named in honor of Henri Debehogne, astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Uccle, noted for his astrometric work on comets and minor planets. In recent years he has trained and collaborated with several astronomers in South America, and it was during one of these collaborations that he rediscovered this minor planet in 1979. Name proposed by E. Bowell, who made the identification.Naming citation (MPC 6208), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Debehogne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Debehogne is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2359 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 TV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.10 km (#8,781 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 4.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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