(333096) Brittanyenos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Brittany Enos (b. 1994) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as the digital communications lead. She helped tell the story of OSIRIS-REx.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brittanyenos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brittanyenos is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333096 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 UC248 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 1.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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