(1737) Severny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1966 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Severny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Severny is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1737 |
| Provisional designation | 1966 TJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.3 km (#2,044 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Rotation period | 9.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0427 |
| Inclination | 9.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.