(3877) Braes

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Asteroid
(3877) Braes
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2.6094  AU
eccentricity 0.1275
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2767 AU - 2.9421 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.17 °
Sidereal period 4,215 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.44 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 10 km
Absolute brightness 12.1 mag
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 3108 PL, 1976 NE, 1986 XK 5
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.

(3877) Braes is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey .

The origin of the name is not known.

See also