(736) Harvard
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Asteroid (736) Harvard |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2024 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1653 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8383 AU - 2.5666 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.374 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,269 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.069 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 16.66 km (± 0.6) |
| Albedo | 0.1406 (± 0.011) |
| Rotation period | 6.7 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.64 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Date of discovery | November 16, 1912 |
| Another name | 1912 PZ |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(736) Harvard is an asteroid of the main belt , the American US on 16 November 1912 by the astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf in Winchester , Massachusetts was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Harvard University .