(1746) Brouwer Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1963 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Brouwer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brouwer is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1746 |
| Provisional designation | 1963 RF |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 62.5 km (#554 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 19.7 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.96 |
| Orbital period | 7.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.13 – 4.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 8.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1963
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