(1818) Brahms Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 August 1939 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Brahms is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBrahmsBrahms

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brahms is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1818
Provisional designation1939 PE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.7 km (#3,465 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0220
Absolute magnitude (H)13.91
Orbital period3.18 years
Semi-major axis2.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.78 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination2.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.769 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 15 August 1939

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