(7887) Bratfest Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 September 1993 by C. W. Hergenrother at Catalina Station.

Bratfest, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2003, is an annual Oktoberfest-style party organized by graduate students of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bratfest is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bratfest is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7887
Provisional designation1993 SU2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.6 km (#4,752 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.225
Absolute magnitude (H)12.45
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.0985
Inclination13.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.38 au

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

Also discovered on 18 September 1993

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