(2689) Bruxelles Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 1935 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Bruxelles is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bruxelles is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2689 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 CF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.63 km (#8,079 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Rotation period | 102 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 5.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 February 1935
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- (1313) Berna
- (1314) Paula
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- (1348) Michel
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