(47040) Nathbrouillet Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Nathalie Brouillet (b. 1963) is a French radio astronomer at the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux and a specialist in the study of the molecular content of interstellar clouds. She is very involved in scientific outreach and the preservation of astronomical heritage.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nathbrouillet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nathbrouillet is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47040 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WB3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.85 km (#5,196 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| 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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