(4016) Sambre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1979 by Debehogne, H., Netto, E. R. at La Silla.
Where Sambre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sambre is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4016 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 XK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.31 km (#6,300 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 0.790° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.