(68947) Brunofunk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 2002 by S. F. Hoenig at Palomar.
Bruno Funk (b. 1930) founded the Messelberg Observatory in 1987 and collected all means for its realization from private and public supporters. The observatory is well known for public astronomical education.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brunofunk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunofunk is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 68947 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PW156 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0770 |
| Inclination | 2.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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