(5182) Bray Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 July 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Bray is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bray is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5182 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 NE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.28 km (#5,564 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.272 |
| Rotation period | 2.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 15.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
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