(455) Bruchsalia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 May 1900 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.

Where Bruchsalia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bruchsalia is 1.90 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number455
Provisional designationA900 KC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter88.8 km (#297 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0330
Rotation period11.8 hours
Spectral typeCP
Absolute magnitude (H)8.94
Orbital period4.33 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 3.44 au
Eccentricity0.294
Inclination12.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.914 au

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

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