(13554) Decleir Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 1992 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Hugo Decleir (b. 1939) is Professor Emeritus in the geography department of the University of Brussels whose research interests include glaciology and climatology. He participated in several expeditions to Antarctica and is a co-founder of the International Polar Foundation.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Decleir is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Decleir is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13554 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 JL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.90 km (#9,079 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.168 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 2.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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