(3824) Brendalee Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 October 1929 by C. W. Tombaugh at Flagstaff.

Where Brendalee is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brendalee is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3824
Provisional designation1929 TK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.18 km (#10,282 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.257
Rotation period4.52 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.48
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.72 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.236
Inclination2.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.739 au

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

Also discovered on 5 October 1929

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