(78118) Bharat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 2002 by V. Reddy at Goodricke-Pigott.
Bharat is the native name of India and derives from the wise and pious king Bharata of ancient Hindu mythology. India is the motherland of the discoverer.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bharat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bharat is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 78118 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 NT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.42 km (#9,842 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 16.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.