(3439) Lebofsky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 September 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Lebofsky is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lebofsky is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3439
Provisional designation1983 RL2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.76 km (#5,949 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.303
Rotation period5.97 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.48
Orbital period4.55 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.37 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.136
Inclination4.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.36 au

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

Also discovered on 4 September 1983

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