(5758) Brunini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 1976 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Adrián Brunini (b. 1959) is head of the celestial mechanics group at La Plata Observatory and is well known for his research on the formation and evolution of the solar system.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brunini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunini is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5758 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 QZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.38 km (#11,883 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.305 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0627 |
| Inclination | 6.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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