(15783) Briancox Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Brian Edward Cox (b. 1968), an English particle physicist, is advanced fellow of physics and astronomy at the University of Manchester. He is also a member of the High Energy Physics group at the same university, working with the Large Hadron Collider. To the public, he is well known as the presenter of BBC science programs.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Briancox is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Briancox is 3.86 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15783 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 PZ2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 56.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.37 |
| Orbital period | 7.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 4.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| Inclination | 4.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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