(90449) Brucestephenson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
C. Bruce Stephenson (b. 1929) was appointed the Warner professor of astronomy at Case Western Reserve University and the Warner and Swasey Observatory in 1988. In 1977 he was codiscoverer of the unusual star SS 433.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brucestephenson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brucestephenson is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90449 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 BR116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.08 km (#7,540 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 19.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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