(1763) Williams Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 October 1953 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Williams is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williams is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1763
Provisional designation1953 TN2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.98 km (#7,679 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.330
Rotation period88.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.88
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.74 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.204
Inclination4.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.732 au

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

Also discovered on 13 October 1953

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