(5799) Brewington Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Brewington is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBrewingtonBrewington

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brewington is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5799
Provisional designation1980 TG4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.39 km (#9,891 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.313
Absolute magnitude (H)13.52
Orbital period4.25 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.172
Inclination12.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 9 October 1980

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