(4203) Brucato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Brucato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brucato is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4203 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 FD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.8 km (#2,528 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 28.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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