1746 Brouwer

1746 Brouwer
Shape model of Brouwer from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byIndiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery siteGoethe Link Obs.
Discovery date14 September 1963
Designations
(1746) Brouwer
Named after
Dirk Brouwer
(astronomer)[2]
1963 RF · 1940 WE
1947 QA
main-belt · Hilda[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc76.33 yr (27,878 days)
Aphelion4.7671 AU
Perihelion3.1284 AU
3.9478 AU
Eccentricity0.2076
7.84 yr (2,865 days)
292.05°
0° 7m 32.52s / day
Inclination8.3676°
321.96°
47.580°
Jupiter MOID0.8580 AU
TJupiter3.0040
Physical characteristics
Dimensions61.50±1.80 km[4]
62.523±0.492[5]
64.25±4.9 km (IRAS:2)[3][6]
19.7255±0.0005 h[7]
19.8 h[8]
19.88±0.05 h[a]
0.0448±0.008 (IRAS:2)[3][6]
0.048±0.006[5]
0.051±0.003[4]
Tholen = D[1] · D[3][5]
B–V = 0.721[1]
U–B = 0.227[1]
9.78±0.30[9] · 9.95 (IRAS:2)[6] · 9.95[3][4]

1746 Brouwer (prov. designation: 1963 RF) is a Hilda asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 64 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 September 1963, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.[10] It was named after astronomer Dirk Brouwer.[2]

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