736 Harvard

736 Harvard
Discovery [1]
Discovered byJ. H. Metcalf
Discovery siteWinchester Obs.
Discovery date16 November 1912
Designations
(736) Harvard
Named after
Harvard University [2]
(Cambridge, Massachusetts)
A912 WC · 1937 FC
1947 HB · 1912 PZ
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc106.85 yr (39,027 d)
Aphelion2.5653 AU
Perihelion1.8382 AU
2.2018 AU
Eccentricity0.1651
3.27 yr (1,193 d)
28.744°
0° 18m 6.12s / day
Inclination4.3767°
135.91°
200.51°
Physical characteristics
  • 16.66±0.6 km[7]
  • 17.111±0.125 km[8]
  • 17.92±0.27 km[9]
6.7 h[10][11]
  • 0.122±0.004[9]
  • 0.133±0.022[8]
  • 0.1406±0.011[7]

736 Harvard (prov. designation: A912 WC or 1912 PZ) is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers (11 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 16 November 1912, by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf at the Winchester Observatory (799).[1] The bright S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 6.7 hours. It was named after Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2]

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