(3309) Brorfelde Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 January 1982 by K. S. Jensen at Brorfelde.

Where Brorfelde is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brorfelde is 1.73 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3309
Provisional designation1982 BH
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.04 km (#10,536 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.408
Rotation period2.50 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.73
Orbital period2.45 years
Semi-major axis1.82 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.72 – 1.91 au
Eccentricity0.0533
Inclination21.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.729 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.