(5079) Brubeck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1975 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Dave Brubeck (b. 1920), California-born pianist and composer, is best known for his remarkable experiments with jazz, particularly his use of 5/4 and other unusual time signatures in performances of his famous quartet during 1958-1967. He has also composed cantatas and has combined the sounds of jazz and a symphony orchestra.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brubeck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brubeck is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5079 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 DB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.5 km (#2,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0592 |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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