(2852) Declercq Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1981 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Where Declercq is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Declercq is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2852 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 QU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,760 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Rotation period | 4.96 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0875 |
| Inclination | 1.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 August 1981
More named asteroids discovered by H. Debehogne
- (2364) Seillier
- (2543) Machado
- (2590) Mourao
- (2673) Lossignol
- (2707) Ueferji
- (2814) Vieira
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
- (3374) Namur
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