1570 Brunonia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Arend |
| Discovery site | Uccle–Belgium |
| Discovery date | 9 October 1948 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1570 Brunonia |
|
Named after
|
Brown University |
| 1948 TX · 1952 QE1 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 67.34 yr (24595 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0027 AU (449.20 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6843 AU (401.57 Gm) |
| 2.8435 AU (425.38 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.055995 |
| 4.79 yr (1751.4 d) | |
| 20.035° | |
| 0° 12m 19.98s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.6664° |
| 190.10° | |
| 223.78° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.69395 AU (253.411 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.20703 AU (330.167 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.305 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.0 | |
1570 Brunonia, provisional designation 1948 TX, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1948, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. In 1954, he named the asteroid after Brown University.
He wrote to Brown Professor Charles H. Smiley:
This planet is named in honor of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. ... Its astronomical history dates back to the transit of Venus in 1769, observed by Prof. Benjamin West. Two local streets are named Planet and Transit. The naming of the planet is also a tribute to the international reputation of Dr. Smiley.
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