(3955) Bruckner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Bruckner is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBrucknerBruckner

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bruckner is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3955
Provisional designation1988 RF3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.1 km (#2,489 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.163
Rotation period7.55 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.47
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0782
Inclination10.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

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

Also discovered on 9 September 1988

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