(99928) Brainard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Bradley J. Brainard (b. 1955) is a surgeon at the Tucson Orthopedic Institute. He has also held a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Arizona School of Medicine and a fellowship in foot-and-ankle surgery at the University of Cincinnati.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brainard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brainard is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 99928 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EQ147 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.17 km (#6,410 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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