(10737) Bruck Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 25 February 1988 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Hermann Alexander Brück (1905-2000) was a German astronomer specializing in spectroscopy, who made significant contributions to teaching and research at Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities and Dunsink Observatory. From 1957-1975 he was the Astronomer Royal for Scotland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-08-10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bruck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bruck is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10737 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 DZ4 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 16.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 2.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.66 – 2.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 19.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.732 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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