(6429) Brancusi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Brancusi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brancusi is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6429
Provisional designation4050 T-1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.29 km (#14,503 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.410
Absolute magnitude (H)14.44
Orbital period3.16 years
Semi-major axis2.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.74 – 2.57 au
Eccentricity0.193
Inclination3.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.729 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 March 1971

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