Bruchsalia

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the U.S. state of Delaware (88.79 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Bruchsalia is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Bruchsalia as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Bruchsalia orbits the sun every 1,580 days (4.33 years), coming as close as 1.87 AU and reaching as far as 3.44 AU from the sun. Bruchsalia is about 88.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. state of Delaware.

The rotation of Bruchsalia has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 11.84 hours.

No Close Approaches

Bruchsalia's orbit is 0.91 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Bruchsalia's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 21, 1900. It was last officially observed on April 4, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 4,823 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid Bruchsalia in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Bruchsalia:

• 26 Proserpina (A853 JA)
• 50 Virginia (A857 TA)
• 66 Maja (A861 GA)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Bruchsalia is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.