(491984) Brunapontes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 2011 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Bruna Pontes (b. 2006) is a student at Escola Municipal Morangaba in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. She participates in the International Astronomical Search Collaboration, and has made many asteroid observations and discoveries.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brunapontes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunapontes is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 491984 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 EG44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0808 |
| Inclination | 9.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.