(159629) Brunszvik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 2002 by Sarneczky, K., Heiner, Z. at Piszkesteto.
Countess Teréz Brunszvik (1775-1861) was the founder, in 1828, of the first nursery school in Hungary and in the Habsburg empire. She launched the Women's Association in Buda and Pest and initiated an institution for educating women and consistently supported their equality.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brunszvik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunszvik is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 159629 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 BT31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 90.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.262 |
| Inclination | 5.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.709 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 January 2002
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