(273230) de Bruyn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 2006 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
John Roy de Bruyn (b. 1958) is a Canadian physicist working on experimental condensed-matter physics, with emphasis on soft materials, the physics of biological systems, and the dynamics of systems driven out of equilibrium.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where de Bruyn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Bruyn is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 273230 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 JU72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 8.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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