(901) Brunsia

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Asteroid
(901) Brunsia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2230  AU
eccentricity 0.2215
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7314 AU - 2.7166 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.444 °
Sidereal period 3,317 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.98 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 14.9 km
Albedo 0.18
Rotation period 4,872 h
Absolute brightness 11,398 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery August 30, 1918
Another name 1918 EE
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(901) Brunsia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 30, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the German astronomer Ernst Heinrich Bruns .

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