(39428) Emilybronte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Emily Brontë (1818-1848) wrote only one novel, Wuthering Heights, later accepted as one of the greatest masterpieces of English literature.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emilybronte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilybronte is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39428 |
| Provisional designation | 4169 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.973 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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