5277 Brisbane
5277 Brisbane (provisional designation: 1988 DO) is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by Robert H. McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory on February 22, 1988. It is named after the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The city is named for astronomer Sir Thomas Brisbane, a colonial governor who founded the first astronomical observatory in Australia. McNaught was born 20 kilometers from Brisbane's own birthplace in Scotland.
- eccentricity 0.1401963
- semimajor axis 2.3053318 Astronomical Units
- inclination 8.57427 degrees
- period 1278.49367 days, 3.50 years
- absolute magnitude 14.3
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- 5276 Gulkis
- 5277 Brisbane
- 5278 Polly
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