(142753) Briegel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Charlie Briegel (b. 1949) is an American computer scientist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He is best known for software engineering in the Accelerator Division at Fermi National Accelerator Lab.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Briegel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Briegel is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 142753 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TG316 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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