(39427) Charlottebronte Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was a renowned English novelist and poet, best known for her remarkable work Jane Eyre.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charlottebronte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charlottebronte is 3.93 au from the Sun and 4.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39427 |
| Provisional designation | 3360 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.3 km (#3,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.131 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.77 |
| Orbital period | 7.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.27 – 4.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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