Discovered by Delporte, E. Observation arc 81.23 yr (29668 days) Inclination 12.733836° Discoverer Eugène Joseph Delporte | Discovery date 25 August 1930 Discovered 25 August 1930 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.1095805 AU (465.18662 Gm) Perihelion 1.9936925 AU (298.25215 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.5516365 AU (381.71939 Gm) Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, 1221 Amor, 2101 Adonis, Sun | ||
1168 Brandia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 11 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 11 hours. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle, Belgium on 25 August 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 QA.
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