(3503) Brandt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Where Brandt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brandt is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3503 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EF17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.25 km (#10,151 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
- (2788) Andenne
- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3685) Derdenye