(3755) Lecointe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1950 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Lecointe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lecointe is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3755 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 SJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,969 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Rotation period | 27.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 7.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.762 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.