(130071) Claudebrunet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Claude Brunet (b. 1956) is Flight Software manager at the Canadian Space Agency. He oversaw the development of the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter instrument, of the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer currently on MSL (member of the MSL Operation team), and of the Phoenix Meteorological Station instrument.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Claudebrunet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claudebrunet is 3.14 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 130071 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VD198 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.264 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.891 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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