(1555) Dejan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 September 1941 by F. Rigaux at Uccle.

Where Dejan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dejan is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1555
Provisional designation1941 SA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter23.2 km (#1,838 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0530
Rotation period17.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.78
Orbital period4.42 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 3.43 au
Eccentricity0.275
Inclination6.02°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.954 au

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

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