(8253) Brunetto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Rosario Brunetto (b. 1980) is an astronomer at the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale in Orsay, France, who specializes in laboratory ionization investigations of space weathering processes on minor-planet surfaces.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brunetto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunetto is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8253 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EU15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 15.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 4.65° |
| 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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