(42492) Bruggenthies Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Wilhelm Brüggentihies (b. 1920), a former civil engineer, has been compiling biographies of thousands of astronomers for many years. This collection served as the basis for the Biographical Index of Astronomy. Name proposed by W. R. Dick and L. D. Schmadel.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bruggenthies is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bruggenthies is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42492 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TD7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 4.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.770 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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