(5004) Bruch Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Bruch is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBruchBruch

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bruch is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5004
Provisional designation1988 RR3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.62 km (#13,661 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.234
Rotation period3.46 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.36
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.40 au
Eccentricity0.0693
Inclination3.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

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