(39429) Annebronte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Anne Brontë (1820-1849) was the third, last and least well known of the literary sisters from northern England.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annebronte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annebronte is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39429 |
| Provisional designation | 4223 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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