(16598) Brugmansia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 1992 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Named for a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are woody trees or shrubs, with pendulous flowers, and have no spines on their fruit. Their large, fragrant flowers give them their common name of “angel's trumpets.”Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brugmansia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brugmansia is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16598 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 YC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 1.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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