(76818) Brianenke Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brian L. Enke (b. 1964) is a systems and data analyst, and planetary scientist, at Southwest Research Institute, and also a recognized science-fiction author. He has participated in multiple interplanetary spacecraft missions and in the discovery of several asteroid satellites from imaging.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brianenke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianenke is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 76818 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RG79 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.17 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 2.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0957 |
| Inclination | 18.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.795 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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