(51599) Brittany Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2001 by L. Ball at Emerald Lane.
Brittany Johnson, a junior at Auburn University, Alabama, is the niece of the discoverer.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Brittany is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brittany is 1.90 au from the Sun and 0.921 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 51599 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HR24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 7.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.