(18119) Braude Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Semen Ya. Braude (1911-2003) was a founder of decametric radioastronomy in the former U.S.S.R. and creator of the UTR-2 decametric radio telescope. The citation was provided by L. N. Lytvynenko.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Braude is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Braude is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18119
Provisional designation2000 NZ24
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.46
Orbital period3.42 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination0.750°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also named after someone called Semen

Also discovered on 4 July 2000

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