(43790) Ferdinandbraun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
In 1897, German Ferdinand Braun (1850-1918) introduced a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen (“Braun tube”), the forerunner of the television tube. In 1909, he shared with Marconi the Nobel Prize in physics for the development of wireless telegraphy.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ferdinandbraun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ferdinandbraun is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43790 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 6.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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