(45261) Decoen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 2000 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Yvette Decoen (b. 1951) is an esteemed physics teacher in the Bellinzona College and a friend of the discoverer.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Decoen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Decoen is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45261 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.23 km (#14,637 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Rotation period | 3.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 7.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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