(785630) Peterbrandt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2015 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Peter Brandt (1954–2025) was a Danish machinist who worked from 1990 to 2020 as a telescope maintenance technician at the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma island. He previously participated in site testing for the LEST solar telescope project, and in the construction phase of NOT.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterbrandt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterbrandt is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 785630 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 QR24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0730 |
| Inclination | 5.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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