(187410) Anitabrockie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Anita Brockie (b. 1959) is the memory care director and a nurse at a senior living facility in Tucson, Arizona. She epitomizes expertise and humanity in the treatment of dementia patients and the support of their families.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anitabrockie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anitabrockie is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 187410 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 VT60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.18 km (#14,762 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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