(9468) Brewer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named in honor of James Brewer, ESO astronomer working on stellar populations and carbon stars. Using intermediate band photometry, he has identified C- and M-type stars in M31 and demonstrated that the ratio of these stars tracks the metallicity gradient in the disk. He is currently working on the globular clusters of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy. During 1998 he was of great help to the discoverer in obtaining observations with the ESO Schmidt.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Brewer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brewer is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9468 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 LT2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.06 km (#8,830 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.985 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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