736 Harvard

736 Harvard
Discovery
Discovered by	J. H. Metcalf
Discovery site	Winchester Obs.
Discovery date	16 November 1912
Designations
MPC designation	(736) Harvard
Named after	Harvard University ; (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Alternative designations	A912 WC · 1937 FC; 1947 HB · 1912 PZ
Minor planet category	main-belt · (inner); background ;
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	106.85 yr (39,027 d)
Aphelion	2.5653 AU
Perihelion	1.8382 AU
Semi-major axis	2.2018 AU
Eccentricity	0.1651
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.27 yr (1,193 d)
Mean anomaly	28.744°
Mean motion	0° 18m 6.12s / day
Inclination	4.3767°
Longitude of ascending node	135.91°
Argument of perihelion	200.51°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	16.66±0.6 km; 17.111±0.125 km; 17.92±0.27 km;
Synodic rotation period	6.7 h
Geometric albedo	0.122±0.004; 0.133±0.022; 0.1406±0.011;
Spectral type	Tholen = S ; B–V = 0.900±0.020; U–B = 0.510±0.020;
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.2; 11.64;

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). The bright S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 6.7 hours. It was named after Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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