(1677) Tycho Brahe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1940 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Tycho Brahe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tycho Brahe is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1677 |
| Provisional designation | 1940 RO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,178 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 3.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 September 1940
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- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
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- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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