(1570) Brunonia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1948 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.

Where Brunonia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBrunoniaBrunonia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunonia is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1570
Provisional designation1948 TX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.1 km (#4,030 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.169
Rotation period157 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.13
Orbital period4.80 years
Semi-major axis2.84 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity0.0573
Inclination1.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 9 October 1948

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