(901) Brunsia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 August 1918 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Brunsia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunsia is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number901
Provisional designationA918 QA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.2 km (#3,652 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.234
Rotation period3.14 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)11.61
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.73 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.221
Inclination3.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.725 au

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

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