(63387) Brazos Bend Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2001 by Needville at Needville.
Brazos Bend State Park is located on 4975 acres in Fort Bend County, Texas. One of America's top ten state parks, it is rich in wildlife, including the American alligator. The park is also home to the George Observatory, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brazos Bend is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brazos Bend is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 63387 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HC67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 6.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.862 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.