(39877) Deverchere Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Philippe Deverchére (b. 1959 ) is a French engineer and amateur astronomer. He has developed free software for astronomers (such as C2A) since 1990, and more recently light-pollution analysis software and instrumentation. He has played a major role in understanding light-pollution modeling and measurement.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deverchere is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deverchere is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39877 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 EQ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.66 km (#17,292 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.484 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 1.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.878 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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