(3877) Braes
Asteroid (3877) Braes |
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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.