(9766) Bradbury Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1992 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Ray Douglas Bradbury (b. 1920) is the critically acclaimed science fiction author whose works include The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man. He has worked in television and as “Imagineer” of Disney's Spaceship Earth at the Epcot center in Florida. His work has inspired many young scientists and engineers.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bradbury is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bradbury is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9766 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 DZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.56 km (#9,628 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0840 |
| Inclination | 1.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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