Discovered by M. P. Candy Alternative names 1980 FG12 Discovered 20 March 1980 Discoverer Michael P. Candy Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 20 March 1980 Observation arc 14014 days (38.37 yr) Orbits Sun MPC designation 3893 | |
Aphelion 3.0625197 AU (458.14643 Gm) Perihelion 1.7804639 AU (266.35361 Gm) People also search for Sun, 3898 Curlewis, 3894 Williamcooke | ||
3893 DeLaeter (1980 FG12) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1980 by Michael 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.
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.
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