(115477) Brantanica Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 2003 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Brandon Danielson (b. 1994), Brittany Danielson (b. 1996) and Monica Rahn (b. 2006) are grandchildren of the discoverer.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brantanica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brantanica is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 115477 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UK8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.47 km (#14,037 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.133 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 7.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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