737 Arequipa
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Winchester, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | 7 December 1912 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (737) Arequipa |
| 1912 QB | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 100.96 yr (36874 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.2248 AU (482.42 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9562 AU (292.64 Gm) |
| 2.5905 AU (387.53 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.24485 |
| 4.17 yr (1522.9 d) | |
| 24.8306° | |
| 0° 14m 11.004s / day | |
| Inclination | 12.368° |
| 184.672° | |
| 134.348° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 22.035±0.7 km |
Synodic rotation period | 7.0259 h (0.29275 d) |
| 0.2723±0.018 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.81 |
737 Arequipa is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the Peruvian city of Arequipa, where Harvard's Boyden Observatory was located prior to 1927.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "737 Arequipa (1912 QB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links[]
- 737 Arequipa at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 737 Arequipa at the JPL Small-Body Database
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