(340479) Broca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2006 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Pierre Paul Broca (1824-1880) was a French physician, anatomist and anthropologist. He is best known for his research on Broca's area, a region of the frontal lobe of the hominid brain that has been named after him.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Broca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Broca is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 340479 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 HO57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0804 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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