(1811) Bruwer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Bruwer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bruwer is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1811
Provisional designation4576 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.1 km (#1,478 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0740
Rotation period17.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.06
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.79 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination8.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.79 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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