(2551) Decabrina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Decabrina is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Decabrina is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2551
Provisional designation1976 YX1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.7 km (#2,950 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0640
Absolute magnitude (H)12.63
Orbital period5.60 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.69 au
Eccentricity0.170
Inclination0.610°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

Also discovered on 16 December 1976

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