Discovered by H. van Gent MPC designation 1879 Broederstroom Minor planet category main-belt · Flora Orbits Sun Asteroid family Flora family Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 16 October 1935 Named after Broederstroom (town) Discovered 16 October 1935 Discoverer Hendrik van Gent Discovery site Union Observatory | |
Alternative names 1935 UN · 1950 AD
1950 CV · 1950 DB1
1972 RS1 · 1984 HJ2 People also search for Sun, 8 Flora, 915 Cosette, 2945 Zanstra | ||
1879 Broederstroom, provisional designation 1935 UN, is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 October 1935, by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent at the Leiden Southern Station, annex to the Johannesburg Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The S-type asteroid is a member of the Flora family. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,229 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic. It has an albedo of 0.24 and 0.32, as measured by the WISE/NEOWISE and Akari surveys, respectively.
Photometric light-curve observations made by Italian amateur astronomer Antonio Vagnozzi and the U.S. Palomar Transient Factory Survey gave a rotation period of 3.02 hours.
The asteroid was named after the village Broederstroom located in the North West province of South Africa. The Leiden Southern Observatory was later located near this town for 25 years until 1982. Naming citation was published on 8 April 1982 (M.P.C. 6833).