(11369) Brazelton Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Mary Augusta Brazelton (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her mathematics project. She attends the Bishop McNamara High School, Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Brazelton is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brazelton is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11369
Provisional designation1998 QE33
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.82 km (#15,619 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.266
Absolute magnitude (H)15.02
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination3.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also named after someone called Mary

Also discovered on 17 August 1998

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