(1574) Meyer Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1949 by L. Boyer at Algiers.
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Where Meyer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meyer is 3.54 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1574 |
| Provisional designation | 1949 FD |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 57.8 km (#621 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.01 |
| Orbital period | 6.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.41 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0355 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.