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5502 Brashear

asteroid
Place asteroid Q778036

Facts

27 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +26
Follows
(5501) 1982 FF2[4]
Followed by
(5503) 1985 CE2[5]
Absolute magnitude
+12.9, +13.18[16][17]
Albedo
+0.321[37]
Apoapsis
+3.009, +3.012548964779308[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+232.29725, +231.3387554003625[32][33]
Diameter
+6.465[36]
Different from
Brashear[18]
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+352.49964, +352.4185420147617[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+322.20053, +144.545992103281[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
John Brashear[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.13 (0.13–0.13, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+12.33033, +12.34121779177388[19][20]
Orbital period
+4.37, +1595.29449789522[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.3363693, +2.331350625252454[30][31]
Provisional designation
1984 EC, 1986 TQ17, 1990 RU1[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+19.2922[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.6728578, +2.671949795015881[26][27]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Lowell Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 1, 1984[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460359.962705847
🏷️ Also known as
en Brashear en 5502 Brashear de (5502) Brashear fa سیارک ۵۵۰۲ ru Brashear ru 1986 TQ17 ru 1984 EC ru 1990 RU1 ru (5502) 1984 EC uk 5502 Брашир zh 小行星5502
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y124j
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20005502
Minor Planet Center body ID
5502

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🔗 Connections
Different from 1
Brashear
Discoverer or inventor 1
Edward L. G. Bowell
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(5503) 1985 CE2
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(5503) 1985 CE2
Follows 1
(5501) 1982 FF2
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
John Brashear
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(5501) 1982 FF2
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Lowell Observatory
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Edward L. G. Bowell

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3363693'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.331350625252454'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.37'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1595.29449789522'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'it', 'kaa', 'la',
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+19.2922'}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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