(1651) Behrens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1936 by M. Laugier at Nice.
Named in memory of Johann Gerhard Behrens (1889-1978), pastor at Detern, well known for his orbit computations on comets and minor planets. Name proposed by O. Kippes, who found some of the identifications involving this planet.Naming citation (MPC 5523), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Behrens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Behrens is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1651 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 HD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.96 km (#5,786 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.318 |
| Rotation period | 34.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0661 |
| Inclination | 5.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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