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5262 Brucegoldberg

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q1082211

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
5261 Eureka[3]
Followed by
5263 Arrius[4]
Absolute magnitude
+11.2, +11.37[23][24]
Albedo
+0.0698[43]
Apoapsis
+3.595, +3.609700635661658[34][35]
Argument of periapsis
+93.61937, +93.41639979127166[38][39]
Diameter
+33.25[42]
Discoverer or inventor
Eleanor F. Helin[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[44]
Longitude of ascending node
+91.07569, +90.93543002502923[30][31]
Mean anomaly
+314.12071, +104.0470118231994[40][41]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.17 (0.16–0.17, n=3)[20][21][22]
Orbital inclination
+15.97734, +15.96403187731531[25][26]
Orbital period
+5.42, +1975.979223440075[27][28]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.5762996, +2.553684315802648[36][37]
Provisional designation
1926 BA, 1941 YA, 1943 GO, 1964 BC, 1973 YD, 1976 MF, 1978 TJ8, 1978 VK14, 1980 BR3, 1986 CH1, 1990 XB1[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Rotation period
+16.428[29]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.0857792, +3.081692475732153[32][33]
Significant event
naming[19]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
December 14, 1990[18]
Time of periapsis
+2460429.403517712[45]
🏷️ Also known as
en 5262 Brucegoldberg en Brucegoldberg en (5262) Brucegoldberg de Brucegoldberg es Brucegoldberg fa سیارک ۵۲۶۲ fa سیارک 5262 fr Brucegoldberg pt Brucegoldberg ru 1986 CH1 ru 1990 XB1 ru (5262) 1990 XB1 ru Brucegoldberg ru 1964 BC ru 1926 BA ru 1941 YA ru 1943 GO ru 1973 YD ru 1976 MF ru 1978 TJ8
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0cjx_0
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20005262
Minor Planet Center body ID
5262

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Eleanor F. Helin
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
5263 Arrius
Followed by (predecessor) 1
5263 Arrius
Follows 1
5261 Eureka
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
5261 Eureka
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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  1. 10d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 5261 Eureka
    Time of periapsis → 2,460,429.403518 Julian day
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Rotation period → 16.428 hour
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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