(1339) Desagneauxa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 December 1934 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Where Desagneauxa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Desagneauxa is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1339
Provisional designation1934 XB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter24.4 km (#1,730 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.144
Rotation period9.38 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.91
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.0528
Inclination8.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.88 au

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

Also discovered on 4 December 1934

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