(1342) Brabantia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1935 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.
Where Brabantia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brabantia is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1342 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 CV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,056 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.350 |
| Rotation period | 4.18 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 20.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.888 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 February 1935
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- (1165) Imprinetta
- (1225) Ariane
- (1226) Golia
- (1267) Geertruida
- (1336) Zeelandia
- (1337) Gerarda
- (1353) Maartje
- (1383) Limburgia
- (1384) Kniertje
- (1385) Gelria
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