(290) Bruna

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Asteroid
(290) Bruna
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Phocaea family
Major semi-axis 2,338  AU
eccentricity 0.2567
Perihelion - aphelion 1.738 AU - 2.938 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 22.33 °
Length of the ascending node 10.534 °
Argument of the periapsis 105.0 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 20, 2011
Sidereal period 3 a 210 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 10 km
Rotation period 13.8 h
Absolute brightness 11.5 likes
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery March 20, 1890
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(290) Bruna is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on March 20, 1890 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.

Bruna moves at a distance of 1.7 ( perihelion ) to 2.9 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 3.6 years on an eccentric orbit around the sun . The orbit is inclined at 22.3 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.26.

It was named after the city of Brno in 1892 at the suggestion of the Viennese court councilor August Biela . In 1993 another asteroid was named after Brno: (2889) Brno .

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