(152067) Deboy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 2004 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Christopher C. Deboy(b. 1969) is a radio-frequency engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Radio Communications System Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deboy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deboy is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 152067 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 PK111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 2.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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