1574 Meyer
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Boyer |
| Discovery site | Algiers Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 March 1949 |
| Designations | |
| (1574) Meyer | |
Named after | Georges Meyer (astronomer, director) |
| 1949 FD · 1930 KE 1935 CW | |
| main-belt · (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.03 yr (31,786 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6602 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.4133 AU |
| 3.5368 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0349 |
| 6.65 yr (2,429 days) | |
| 137.01° | |
| 0° 8m 53.52s / day | |
| Inclination | 14.479° |
| 245.64° | |
| 262.24° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 57.785±0.435 km 58.88 km (derived) 60.82±1.30 km 69.966±3.256 km |
| 12.64±0.05 h | |
| 0.0274±0.0105 0.036±0.002 0.042±0.011 0.0559 (derived) | |
| C | |
| 9.87±0.16 · 9.9 · 10.3 | |
1574 Meyer, provisional designation 1949 FD, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 59 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 March 1949, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at Algiers Observatory in Algeria, northern Africa. It was named after French astronomer M. Georges Meyer.