(6068) Brandenburg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.

Where Brandenburg is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBrandenburgBrandenburg

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brandenburg is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6068
Provisional designation1990 TJ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.23 km (#5,600 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.189
Absolute magnitude (H)12.91
Orbital period5.30 years
Semi-major axis3.04 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0732
Inclination9.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

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