(58679) Brenig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 1998 by N. Ehring at Bornheim.
Brenig, a part of Bornheim, is located near the Rhine river between Cologne and Bonn. It is home to the observatory where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brenig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brenig is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58679 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 4.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.