(3411) Debetencourt Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 June 1980 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Where Debetencourt is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDebetencourtDebetencourt

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Debetencourt is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3411
Provisional designation1980 LK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.49 km (#9,724 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.317
Rotation period9.93 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.63
Orbital period3.36 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.118
Inclination5.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

More named asteroids discovered by H. Debehogne