(4120) Denoyelle Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Where Denoyelle is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denoyelle is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4120
Provisional designation1985 RS4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.7 km (#3,210 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0560
Absolute magnitude (H)13.0
Orbital period5.61 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.89 – 3.42 au
Eccentricity0.0847
Inclination6.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

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

Also discovered on 14 September 1985

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