(4591) Bryantsev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Bryantsev is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBryantsevBryantsev

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bryantsev is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4591
Provisional designation1975 VZ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.42 km (#8,352 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.129
Spectral typeCgh
Absolute magnitude (H)14.25
Orbital period3.85 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.237
Inclination2.62°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.878 au

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

Also discovered on 1 November 1975

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