(4203) Brucato
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Asteroid (4203) Brucato |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Asteroid family | Brucato family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.605 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.255 AU - 2.956 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 28.58 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 341.36 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.2 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 18 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | CJS Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | March 26, 1985 |
| Another name | 1985 FD 3 , 1982 QU |
| 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. | |
(4203) Brucato is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1985 by Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker from the Palomar Observatory .
The asteroid was named after Robert J. Brucato, the deputy director of the Palomar Observatory.
Web links
- (4203) Brucato in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).