3893 DeLaeter
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. P. Candy |
| Discovery site | Perth Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 20, 1980 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3893 |
| 1980 FG12 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.0605752 |
| Perihelion | 1.7849186 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2632666 |
| 1377.4013510 | |
| 86.62606 | |
| Inclination | 23.08340 |
| 196.83964 | |
| 107.67463 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.3 | |
3893 DeLaeter (1980 FG12) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1980 by M. P. Candy at the Perth Observatory. The object was named after the retired Australian scientist John Robert de Laeter. It is a member of the Hungaria family of asteroids.[1]
Photometric observations made in 2003 at the Santana Observatory in Rancho Cucamonga, California give a synodic rotation period of 13.83 ± 0.01 hours. The light curve shows a brightness variation of 0.33 ± 0.06 in magnitude.[1]
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