(50724) Elizabethbrown Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Elizabeth Brown (1830–1899) was an English solar observer who traveled to see eclipses around the world. She was one of the prime movers in the formation of the British Astronomical Association, and was the first director of its Solar Section.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elizabethbrown is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elizabethbrown is 3.06 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50724 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EK145 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 4.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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