(132668) Brunobozzetto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 July 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Bruno Bozzetto (b. 1938) is an Italian cartoonist, film director and illustrator. His precise, witty, and clear drawings have been used to explain dense subjects that were otherwise difficult to visualize on television, including physics, biology, genetics, global economics and the evolution of Homo sapiens.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brunobozzetto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunobozzetto is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 132668 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 NA6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0932 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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