(14977) Bressler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1997 by E. Meyer at Linz.
Austrian amateur astronomer Martin Bressler (b. 1912) started his astrometric program on minor planets in 1982. Always eager to learn new techniques, he enthusiastically switched from photographic emulsions to a CCD in 1993.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bressler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bressler is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14977 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SE4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.92 km (#10,769 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.131 |
| Rotation period | 44.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0878 |
| Inclination | 1.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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