(10128) Bro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
In Bro, a small parish on Gotland, there is among other things an old cairn from the bronze age. More than 40 meters in diameter, it is said to be the burial site of chief Baldur.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bro is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10128 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FT31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.49 km (#14,001 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Rotation period | 9.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.230 |
| Inclination | 5.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.746 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 19 March 1993
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- (7833) Nilstamm
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- (8698) Bertilpettersson
- (8881) Prialnik
- (9372) Vamlingbo
- (9373) Hamra
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