SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 1887 B2

Brooks

Brooks follows a distinctly cometary orbit: an eccentricity of 0.984 carries it from 1.63 AU at perihelion out to 198.3 AU at aphelion.

comet Observations: 288
Orbital Period · P
1,000 yr
v(q)
32.9 km/s
v(Q)
0.3 km/s
TJ
-0.34
Eccentricity · e
0.9837

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.63 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 198.3 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 196.7 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 99.97 AU gives an orbital period of 1,000 yr, or about 365,086 days.

The high eccentricity (0.984) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 104.3° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 0.3 km/s at aphelion.

Its Tisserand parameter with respect to Jupiter is T_J = -0.34, a standard discriminator between asteroidal and cometary dynamics.

Size and surface

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for Brooks, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 288 observations.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
99.97 AU
Eccentricity
0.9837
Perihelion
1.63 AU
Aphelion
198.310489 AU
Inclination
104.27°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2410360.5
Mean Anomaly
0.01°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
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Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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