(1570) Brunonia

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Asteroid
(1570) Brunonia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.9433  AU
eccentricity 0.0595
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6741 AU - 3.0126 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.66 °
Sidereal period 4,795 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.66 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 16 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,859 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer S. Arend
Date of discovery October 9, 1948
Another name 1948 TX, 1952 QE 1
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1570) Brunonia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 October 1948 by the Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend in Uccle was discovered.

The asteroid was named in honor of Brown University in Providence , Rhode Island .

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