(1811) Bruwer
Asteroid (1811) Bruwer |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1419 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1020 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8212 AU - 3.4625 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.519 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,569 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.80 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 24 km |
Absolute brightness | 10,832 mag |
history | |
Explorer | CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 4576 PL, 1931 KM, 1948 MJ |
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(1811) Bruwer is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the South African astronomer Jacobus Albertus Bruwer .