(4884) Bragaria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Luka Fedorovich Bragar' (b. 1938), a senior lecturer on the staff of Tiraspol Pedagogical Institute (Moldova), known for his contribution to the rotational dynamics of minor planets and as a splendid educator and popularizer of astronomical knowledge.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bragaria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bragaria is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4884 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 OK15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 4.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.836 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.