(290) Bruna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1890 by J. Palisa at Vienna.

Where Bruna is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBrunaBruna

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bruna is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number290
Provisional designationA890 FA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.82 km (#5,210 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.314
Rotation period13.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.04
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.73 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.258
Inclination22.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.870 au

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

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